insertion mutation

A mutation caused by the insertion into a DNA sequence of one or more nucleotides.

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insertion mutation

a MUTATION in which one or more bases is inserted into DNA, often causing a FRAMESHIFT reading error during TRANSLATION.

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Contrary to DNA, mRNA cannot lead to genetic insertion causing mutations.

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Lead researchers Rudolf Jaenisch at the MIT and his former student Konrad Hochedlinger at Harvard University showed that adult mouse cells can now be reprogrammed to a stem-cell-like state with the help of a single genetic insertion - rather than the multiple gene insertions required in the past.

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Its use--either as a spray or through genetic insertion into crops--has grown over the years because it reputedly doesn't harm humans, animals, beneficial insects, or other crops.

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