Genetic instability
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002812
An increased tendency of the genome to acquire mutations when various processes involved in maintaining and replicating the genome are dysfunctional.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002812 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | genomic instability |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Mutation; Genetic polymorphism; Genetic stability; Genetic traits |
| Translations | Spanish: inestabilidad genética |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002812",
"term": "Genetic instability",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "An increased tendency of the genome to acquire mutations when various processes involved in maintaining and replicating the genome are dysfunctional.",
"synonyms": [
"genomic instability"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"mutation",
"genetic polymorphism",
"genetic stability",
"genetic traits"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "inestabilidad genética"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/genetic-instability/"
}
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