noun
Technical term in genetics for a mutation caused by an external agent, such as radiation or chemicals.
放射線による誘発変異が観察された。
Induced mutations caused by radiation were observed.
この実験では化学物質で誘発変異を起こした。
In this experiment, induced mutations were caused by chemicals.
突然変異 is a broader term for mutation, including spontaneous ones, while 誘発変異 specifically refers to mutations induced by external factors.
Compound of 誘発 (inducement) and 変異 (mutation). A straightforward technical term in genetics.