loading...| Preferred Name |
Mutation |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16885 |
| Obsolete |
true |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
Any change in the DNA of a cell. Mutations may be caused by mistakes during cell division, or they may be caused by exposure to DNA-damaging agents in the environment. Mutations can be harmful, beneficial, or have no effect. If they occur in cells that make eggs or sperm, they can be inherited; if mutations occur in other types of cells, they are not inherited. Certain mutations may lead to cancer or other diseases. |
| code |
C16885 |
| Concept_Status |
Retired_Concept |
| DEFINITION |
Any transmissible change in the genetic material of an organism, which can result from radiation, viral infection, transposition, treatment with mutagenic chemicals and errors during DNA replication or meiosis. As many of the simpler alterations to DNA may be repaired, such changes are only heritable once the change is fixed in the DNA by the process of replication. Mutations may be associated with genetic diversity or with pathologies including cancer. |
| deprecated |
true |
| DesignNote |
Wed Jun 16 11:17:20 EDT 2010 - See 'Mutation_Abnormality' |
| FULL_SYN |
Mutated Genetic Alteration Genetic Change |
| label |
Mutation |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Mutation |
| Preferred_Name |
Mutation |
| prefixIRI |
C16885 |
| prefLabel |
Mutation |
| Semantic_Type |
Cell or Molecular Dysfunction |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0026882 |
| subClassOf |