diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 5bf02d95aa..ea6293f90f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -9743,7 +9743,7 @@ (define-public r-gage
 and other types of heterogeneity.  The gage package provides functions for
 basic GAGE analysis, result processing and presentation.  In addition, it
 provides demo microarray data and commonly used gene set data based on KEGG
-pathways and GO terms.  These funtions and data are also useful for gene set
+pathways and GO terms.  These functions and data are also useful for gene set
 analysis using other methods.")
     (license license:gpl2+)))