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The process of producing changes in genetic material, spontaneously or through an inducing agent.
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- induced mutagenesis
- chemical mutagenesis
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The experiment investigated induced mutagenesis.
The team measured chemical mutagenesis in the cells.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable; plural mutageneses is rare. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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