mutagenesis

English Thesaurus

1. an event capable of causing a mutation (noun.event)

hypernym	:	cause,
definition	:	events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something (noun.event)

hyponym	:	insertional mutagenesis,
definition	:	(genetics) a mutation caused by the insertion of exogenous DNA into a genome (noun.event)

part meronym	:	chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation,
definition	:	(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism (noun.event)