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= Transposon mutagenesis
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Transposon mutagenesis is a genetic technique used to study gene function and regulation by introducing mutations into a genome using transposable elements, or transposons. Transposons are sequences of DNA that can move or "transpose" themselves within the genome. This ability allows them to disrupt the function of genes when they insert themselves into or near those genes.