mutagen

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"However, if individuals carrying the polymorphic alleles keep drinking, they are more likely to develop alcoholic liver diseases caused by acetaldehyde than those who do not, since acetaldehyde is known as a mutagen, a chemical agent that changes the DNA of an organism.

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  1. noun An agent, such as a chemical, ultraviolet light, or a radioactive element, that can induce or increase the frequency of mutation in an organism.

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  • Had Locken been testing a mutagen, a nerve gas, a spectrum of radiation, possibly all of the above? —  Star Trek - DS9 - Section 31 book 3 - Abyss
  • If they had their way, we'd give up on the whole ark project and wait for rescue instead Janet remembered how the recruiters sold her on graphic presentations of the ark ships heading for the stars, fleeing the mutagen-wracked Earth, packed from end to end with everything necessary to colonize distant planets. —  Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January 2002
  • He says that properly it's a mutagen, if it's making permanent changes in the bodies of the people taking it It's a who Never mind. —  Emma Bull - Finder
  • “The mutagen, however, depresses the higher reason centers of the brain over time,” the AI continued. —  Eric Nylund - HALO 4 - Ghosts of Onyx (v1.0)
  • The maximum level of methyl yellow (4-dimethylaminoazobenzene), a potential carcinogen and mutagen, detected in contaminated goods so far is 1600 ppb. —  FoodProductionDaily RSS
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