Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "insertional mutagenesis" yana nufin tsarin kwayoyin halitta wanda aka shigar da jerin DNA na waje a cikin kwayoyin halitta na kwayoyin halitta, wanda ke haifar da canje-canje a cikin bayanan kwayoyin halitta na kwayoyin halitta. Ana iya amfani da wannan tsari don gano aikin takamaiman kwayoyin halitta, ta hanyar tarwatsa ayyukansu na yau da kullun ta hanyar shigar da jerin DNA. Insertional mutagenesis wata dabara ce ta gama gari da ake amfani da ita wajen binciken kwayoyin halitta kuma ta ba da gudummawa sosai ga fahimtar aikinmu da ka'ida.