Definition of Gene mutation

1. Noun. (genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene.

Exact synonyms: Point Mutation
Category relationships: Genetic Science, Genetics
Generic synonyms: Chromosomal Mutation, Genetic Mutation, Mutation

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gene Mutation

gene expression regulation
gene expressions
gene families
gene family
gene flow
gene frequency
gene fusion
gene insertion
gene isolation
gene library
gene linkage
gene machine
gene mapping
gene markers
gene mosaicism
gene mutation (current term)
gene pool
gene pools
gene probe
gene product
gene products
gene rearrangement
gene redundancy
gene regulation
gene regulatory protein
gene sequencing
gene silencing
gene splicing
gene supression
gene switch

Literary usage of Gene mutation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Understanding Gene Testing by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"... disease: an adult-onset disease characterized by progressive mental and physical deterioration; it is caused by an inherited dominant gene mutation. ..."

2. Gulf War And Health by Institute of Medicine (2005)
"Hydrazine and UDMH had positive results in gene-mutation assays in Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli with and without activation and in ..."

3. Toxicity Testing for Assessment of Environmental Agents: Interim Report by Best, National Academies Press (U.S.) (2006)
"Most gene-mutation tests involve in vitro single-cell systems, and only in vitro tests that are used most frequently are discussed here. ..."

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