mutagenize

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mu·ta·gen·ize

(myo͞o′tə-jĕn′īz, -jə-nīz′)

tr.v. mu·ta·gen·ized, mu·ta·gen·iz·ing, mu·ta·gen·iz·es

To cause or induce mutation in (a cell or an organism).

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mutagenize

(ˈmjuːtədʒəˌnaiz) or

mutagenise

vb (tr)

(Genetics) to subject (cells, DNA, etc) to mutagens to induce mutations

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References in periodicals archive ?

elegans researchers often mutagenize worms with EMS (ethylmethanesulfonate) to isolate new mutations.

Comprehensive functional genomics using Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism

Similarly to previous studies, the authors used the retroviral gene-trap approach to mutagenize HAP1 cells followed by deep sequencing to map more than 800.000 insertions.

Technologies for Proteome-Wide Discovery of Extracellular Host-Pathogen Interactions

The objective of this project is to mutagenize and identify every gene that has an altered circadian rhythm function.