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.

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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.

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T-DNA insertional mutagenesis and microarray expression profiling are two powerful technologies for functional genomics research.

Comparison and Validation of Putative Pathogenicity-Related Genes Identified by T-DNA Insertional Mutagenesis and Microarray Expression Profiling in Magnaporthe oryzae

Agrobacterium- mediated transformation of Fusarium oxysporrum: an efficient tool for insertional mutagenesis and gene transfer.

Agrobacterium tumefaciens- mediated transformation for random insertional mutagenesis in Colletotrichum lagenarium.

Construction of Isaria fumosorosea Blastospore-Transforming System by Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation with Benomyl-Resistance Gene

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Marmeisse, "Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation as a tool for insertional mutagenesis in the symbiotic ectomycorrhizal fungus Hebeloma cylindrosporum," FEMS Microbiology Letters, vol.

Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Valsa mali: an efficient tool for random insertion mutagenesis

This would simplify selection during breeding, avoid problems caused by insertional mutagenesis, and allow rapid transfer of multiple transgenes to elite lines.

Efforts to Initiate Construction of a Disease Resistance Package on a Designer Chromosome in Tobacco

The insertional mutagenesis model (Montgomery et al., 1987) would not predict differential transposable element accumulation, as there is no a priori reason to expect differences in the densities of functional genes within the euchromatic portions of larger chromosomes compared with smaller chromosomes in the same genome.