Definition of "insertional" []

• That involves insertion (adjective)

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• "Inserting foreign or transgenes is called insertional mutagenesis or insertion mutation."
• "Phylogenetic analyses showed that EBLNs seem to have been generated by different insertional events in each specific animal family."
• "For example, SINES and LINES can cause insertional mutagenesis, hybrid dysgenesis, chromosomal rearrangements, etc."