mu·ta·gen·e·sis (my  t -j n  -ss)n. Formation or development of a mutation. [muta(tion) + -genesis.] |
mutagenesis [ˌmjuːtəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Genetics the generation, usually intentional, of mutations
[from mutation + -genesis]
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| Noun | 1. | mutagenesis - an event capable of causing a mutation cause - events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash" chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation - (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism insertional mutagenesis - (genetics) a mutation caused by the insertion of exogenous DNA into a genome |
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