indel
/ˈɪndɛl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.15 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Either an insertion or deletion mutation in the genetic code.
Example Sentences
- "The observation that indels are enriched in linker relative to core sequence is also difficult to reconcile with a model of linker sequence conservation, because sites that are constrained for substitutions are also likely to be constrained for indel events."