Mutagenesis
Mutagenesis is a 1993 novel by Helen Collins.
Mutagenesis is a "lost colony" story. A female Earth scientist comes to a planet of human settlers that had been separated from Earth. The society is patriarchal and she uncovers a plot to genetically alter the nature of the human race, to the detriment of the female sex. This novel focusses on the impact of the patriarchal society on individual women as well as on the quest / mystery plot. (synopsis from fsf.org, LQ, 5/26/95)