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INSERTIONAL MUTAGENESIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(genetics) a mutation caused by the insertion of exogenous DNA into a genome
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("insertional mutagenesis" is a kind of...):
mutagenesis (an event capable of causing a mutation)
Domain category:
genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)