Mutagen: Substance or toxin likely to cause a mutation.
Mutagen: Any agent that promotes a mutation or causes an increase in the rate of mutational events, e.g., radioactive substances, x-rays, or certain chemicals. [L. muto, to change, + G. -gen, producing]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Mutagen: chemical or physical agent that induces or increases genetic mutations by causing changes in DNA.
Source: CRISP
Mutagen: Chemical agents that increase the rate of genetic mutation by interfering with the function of nucleic acids. A clastogen is a specific mutagen that causes breaks in chromosomes.
Source: MeSH 2007
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Source - CRISP
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