mutagenize


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mutagenize

(myo͞o′tə-jĕn′īz, -jə-nīz′)
tr.v. mutagen·ized, mutagen·izing, mutagen·izes
To cause or induce mutation in (a cell or an organism).
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The objectives of these studies were to mutagenize soybean seeds, to develop a screening procedure for the selection of methionine over-producing mutant lines, and to isolate genotypes whose seeds were enriched in organic seed sulfur.
Selection of Soybean Mutants with Increased Concentrations of Seed Methionine and Cysteine
The primers used to mutagenize ahFAD2B were as follows: Primer 1--5'CGACCGCAAC-GAAGTGTTTG; Primer 2--5'CGTTTCCAACTCGAGC-TATGCATCAGAAC; and Primer 3--5'CCGGATCCTTAA-CAACACAACAATGGG.
The Naturally Occurring High Oleate Oil Character in Some Peanut Varieties Results from Reduced Oleoyl-PC Desaturase Activity from Mutation of Aspartate 150 to Asparagine
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