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  • Mutagens

Mutagens(Topical Term)

Preferred form: Mutagens
Used for/see from:
  • Clastogen
  • Clastogens
  • Genotoxin
  • Genotoxins
  • Mutagen

consider also MUTATION

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.

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