mutagenesis

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M04072
The introduction of permanant heritable changes i.e. @M04074@ into the @D01597@ of an organism.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 161 [Terms] [Paper]