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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > genetics > molecular genetics > mutation > genetic instability
Preferred Term:

genetic instability

Definition:
An increased tendency of the genome to acquire mutations when various processes involved in maintaining and replicating the genome are dysfunctional.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
mutation
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • genomic instability
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/332871
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RDF/XMLCreated 2019-08-06, last modified 2019-11-25