def embed_defparams() -> list:
    """
    Assigns some default sequencing error parameters

    :return: A list consisting of seven error parameters set by this function
    """
    
    print('Using default sequencing error parameters...')

    # sequencing substitution transition probabilities
    sse_prob = [[0., 0.4918, 0.3377, 0.1705],
                [0.5238, 0., 0.2661, 0.2101],
                [0.3754, 0.2355, 0., 0.3890],
                [0.2505, 0.2552, 0.4942, 0.]]
    # if a sequencing error occurs, what are the odds it's an indel?
    sie_rate = 0.01
    # sequencing indel error length distribution
    sie_prob = [0.999, 0.001]
    sie_val = [1, 2]
    # if a sequencing indel error occurs, what are the odds it's an insertion as opposed to a deletion?
    sie_ins_freq = 0.4
    # if a sequencing insertion error occurs, what's the probability of it being an A, C, G, T...
    sie_ins_nucl = [0.25, 0.25, 0.25, 0.25]

    err_params = [sse_prob, sie_rate, sie_prob, sie_val, sie_ins_freq, sie_ins_nucl]

    return err_params