genotype question

[Chris Boyd]

J. Casey Lippmeier (jcasey at saruman.wizard.net) wrote:

: my question is this..   Do the deltas in the above genotype indicate a
: specific type of mutation (such as a transposon insertion)?

Greek capital delta in genotypes means deletion. I think capital omegas
denote insertions, but I stand to be corrected on that one.

Best wishes,
-- 
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