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Genotoxicity logo #21000 In genetics, genotoxicity describes the property of chemical agents that damages the genetic information within a cell causing mutations, which may lead to cancer. While genotoxicity is often confused with mutagenicity, all mutagens are genotoxic, however, not all genotoxic substances are mutagenic. The alteration can have direct or indirect effec...
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genotoxicity

genotoxicity logo #20973The amount of damage a genotoxin (toxin which affects DNA) can cause to a DNA molecule. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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