Mutagen

In biology, a mutagen (Latin, literally origin of change) is an agent that changes the genetic information (usually DNA) of an organism and thus increases the number of mutations above the natural background level.

Related Topics:
Biology - Latin - DNA - Organism - Mutation

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Mutagens are usually chemical compounds or radiation.

Related Topics:
Chemical compound - Radiation

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The Ames test is one method to determine how mutagenic an agent is.

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