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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D016254
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D016254
Preferred Name

Mutagenesis, Insertional

Definitions
Mutagenesis where the mutation is caused by the introduction of foreign DNA sequences into a gene or extragenic sequence. This may occur spontaneously in vivo or be experimentally induced in vivo or in vitro. Proviral DNA insertions into or adjacent to a cellular proto-oncogene can interrupt GENETIC TRANSLATION of the coding sequences or interfere with recognition of regulatory elements and cause unregulated expression of the proto-oncogene resulting in tumor formation.
Synonyms
Insertional Mutagenesis
Linker-Insertion Mutagenesis
Insertion Mutations
Insertional Activations
Insertion, Gene
Linker Insertion Mutagenesis
Sequence Insertions
Insertional Mutagenesis, Viral
Gene Insertion
Insertional Activation
Insertion, Sequence
Mutagenesis, Cassette
Gene Insertions
Mutagenesis, Viral Insertional
Insertions, Gene
Insertions, Sequence
Activation, Insertional
Mutagenesis, Linker-Insertion
Mutations, Insertion
Activations, Insertional
Cassette Mutagenesis
Sequence Insertion
Viral Insertional Mutagenesis
Insertion Mutation
Mutation, Insertion
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