| Descriptor English: | Mutation | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Mutación
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Mutação | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Mutation | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Mutations |
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| Tree number(s): |
G05.365.590 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
DE drug effects ES ethics GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 64 |
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| History Note: | 64 |
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| 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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PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES
Genetic Phenomena [G05]Genetic Phenomena
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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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