| D-I | deletion-insertion |
|---|---|
| I/I | insertion |
| SE-CIS | selenocysteine insertion sequence |
| immediate insertion denture | A complete or partial denture constructed for insertion immediately following the removal of natural teeth. Synonym: immediate insertion denture. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| insertion | 1. <anatomy> The place of attachment, as of a muscle to the bone which it moves. 2. <genetics> A rare nonreciprocal translocation involving three breaks in which a segment is removed from one chromosome and then inserted into a broken region of a nonhomologous chromosome. Origin: L. Inserere = to join to (18 Nov 1997) |
| insertion mutation | A mutation caused by the insertion of at least one extra nucleotide basein a DNA sequence. (09 Oct 1997) |
| insertion sequence | Mobile nucleotide sequences that occur naturally in the genomes of bacterial populations. When inserted into bacterial DNA, they inactivate the gene concerned, when they are removed the gene regains its activity. Closely related to transposons and range in size from a few hundred to a few thousand bases, but are usually less than 1500 bases. (18 Nov 1997) |