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Mutation MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Mutation
Tree Number(s)
G05.365.590
Unique ID
D009154
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009154
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
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.
See Also
Antimutagenic Agents
DNA Damage
Mutagenesis
Mutagens
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Suppression, Genetic
Public MeSH Note
64
History Note
64
Date Established
1964/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2008/07/08
Mutation Preferred
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