mutagenesis
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of mutagenesis
From New Latin, dating back to 1950–55; see origin at mutation, -genesis
Example Sentences
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"Xiangyu's comprehensive study of the structure highlights the advantage that a targeted, structurally guided approach has over large and costly random mutagenesis screening."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2023
Because both asexual and sexual reproduction is rapid, yeast has become an important organism for the experimental investigation of mutagenesis and evolution among eukaryotes.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The concern with Merck’s pill is that it works by inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 replication through viral mutagenesis, and some scientists have raised serious reservations about that mechanism of action.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 23, 2021
"That is what we term lethal mutagenesis," Richard Plemper, a virologist at Georgia State University, recently explained to Nature.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2021
The biotech industry argues that much of gene editing is effectively little different to the mutagenesis that occurs naturally or is induced by radiation - a standard plant breeding method since the 1950s.
From Reuters ● Jul. 20, 2018
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