insertional mutagenesis

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   (genetics) a mutation caused by the insertion of exogenous DNA into a genome

   Broadermutagenesis

   genetics

Questions about insertional mutagenesis

What does insertional mutagenesis mean?

insertional mutagenesis means "(genetics) a mutation caused by the insertion of exogenous DNA into a genome".

Is insertional mutagenesis a common word?

insertional mutagenesis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.