noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
General term for something being missing or insufficient. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'to be missing' or 'to be deficient'.
この報告書には重要なデータの欠失がある。
This report has a deficiency of important data.
ビタミンが欠失すると健康に悪影響が出る。
A lack of vitamins negatively affects health.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
deletion; gene deletion; deletion mutation
Technical term in genetics for the loss of a segment of DNA. Also used as a noun or with する.
この遺伝子の欠失が病気の原因と考えられている。
Deletion of this gene is thought to be the cause of the disease.