insertional mutagenesis
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in·ser·tion·al mu·ta·gen·e·sis
mutation caused by insertion of new genetic material into a normal gene, particularly of retroviruses into chromosomal DNA.
in·ser·tion·al mu·ta·gen·e·sis
(in-sĕr'shŭn-ăl myū'tă-jen'ĕ-sis)Mutation caused by insertion of new genetic material into a normal gene, particularly of retroviruses into chromosomal DNA.