Transposon mutagenesis, or transposition mutagenesis, is a biological process that allows genes to be transferred to a host organism`s chromosome, interrupting or modifying the function of an extant gene on the chromosome and causing mutation. ==History== Transposon mutagenesis was first studied by Barbara McClintock in the mid-20th century durin....
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<molecular biology> Insertion of a transposon into a gene, this inactivates the host gene leading to a mutant phenotype and also confers the phenotype associated with the transposon gene. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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Insertion of a transposable element within a gene generally leads to inactivation of that gene resulting in the appearance of a mutant phenotype.
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