mutagenesis

mu·ta·gen·e·sis  (myt-jn-ss)

n.

Formation or development of a mutation.

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[muta(tion) + -genesis.]

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mutagenesis [mew-ta-jen-iss-iss]

Noun

the origin and development of a genetic mutation [mutation + genesis]

Thesaurus

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