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Further, the experiment demonstrated the randomness of mutagenesis; the mutation rate fluctuated randomly.
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The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
The companies behind the drug must provide data on the effects of mutagenesis at suboptimal doses in primate and rodent models.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
To generate the recent enzyme, the researchers took one of the proteins that already rescued the mutant E. coli and subjected it to random mutagenesis.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2018
Is this a safety measure, to minimize the risk of mutagenesis and oncogenic transformation?
—David Warmflash, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2016
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The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
The companies behind the drug must provide data on the effects of mutagenesis at suboptimal doses in primate and rodent models.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
To generate the recent enzyme, the researchers took one of the proteins that already rescued the mutant E. coli and subjected it to random mutagenesis.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2018
Is this a safety measure, to minimize the risk of mutagenesis and oncogenic transformation?
—David Warmflash, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2016
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“Mutagenesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutagenesis. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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mutagenesis
noun
mu·ta·gen·e·sis
ˌmyüt-ə-ˈjen-ə-səs 
plural mutageneses
-ˌsēz
: the occurrence or induction of mutation
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