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I think "edit" is appropriate, since you aren't just randomly modifying the DNA, but modifying the DNA at a specific location in order to introduce a specific m
by rflrob 13y ago
I think "edit" is appropriate, since you aren't just randomly modifying the DNA, but modifying the DNA at a specific location in order to introduce a specific modification. Furthermore, in biology we usually use "modify" to mean more exotic changes, such as adding specific chemical groups to the DNA (e.g. methylation) that change how cells interpret the sequence.
- fzltrp 13y agoSoftware engineers often use the word "update" for operations of that kind on databases, as part of the so called "crud" operations (Create Read Update Delete), which represent the fundamental operations one could apply. I agree with you that "edit" sounds good (and "cred" perhaps better than "crud"), though it sounds a bit more like an ongoing action rather than an atomic operation to me (personal bias I suppose).