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Search Results for: mutagenesis

Definition noun (1) An act of mutating process through changing the nucleotide sequence of a gene or a chromosome (2) The... Read More

Mutagen Definition What is a mutagen? A mutagen is a substance or agent that causes DNA impairment that results in the... Read More

Lethal Mutation Definition Genetic mutations come from changes in the DNA structure or sequencing in an organism. Often... Read More

Exogenous Definition Exogenous is a word referring to a factor or event coming or contributing from outside a defined... Read More

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum Definition The rough endoplasmic reticulum (rough ER or rER) is a membrane-bound organelle... Read More

promoter insertion (Science: molecular biology) activation of a gene by the nearby integration of a virus. The long-terminal... Read More

A nonsense mutation is the type of point mutation that renders the translation process useless by coding for a stop/nonsense... Read More

Definition noun, plural: small-scale mutations (genetics) A type of mutation characterized by a change of one or few... Read More

Definition noun, plural: large-scale mutations (genetics) A type of mutation several nucleotides of a gene within a large... Read More