Descriptor English: | Mutation |
Descriptor Spanish: | Mutación |
Descriptor Portuguese: | Mutação |
Descriptor French: | Mutation |
Entry term(s): |
Mutations |
Tree number(s): |
G05.365.590 SP4.102.072.092.693.050.384.065 SP4.102.128 |
RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009154 |
Scope note: | Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations. |
Annotation: | drug-induced mutation = MUTATION (IM) + specific drug with pertinent qualif (IM); radiation-induced mutation = MUTATION (IM) + RADIATION EFFECTS or specific rad term (IM); /drug eff & /rad eff permitted only for eff of drugs or eff of rad on an already mutated organism or after mutation but read text carefully |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
DE drug effects ES ethics GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects |
Public MeSH Note: | 64 |
History Note: | 64 |
Related: |
Antimutagenic Agents
MeSH DNA Damage MeSH Mutagenesis MeSH Mutagens MeSH Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length MeSH Suppression, Genetic MeSH |
DeCS ID: | 9346 |
Unique ID: | D009154 |
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
Date Established: | 1964/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2008/07/08 |
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Genetic Phenomena [G05]Genetic Phenomena -
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Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health
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Mutation
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Concept UI |
M0014275 |
Scope note | Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations. |
Preferred term | Mutation |
Entry term(s) |
Mutations |
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