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genotoxin

American  
[jen-uh-tok-sin, jee-nuh-] / ˌdʒɛn əˈtɒk sɪn, ˌdʒi nə- /

noun

  1. a toxic agent that damages DNA molecules in genes, causing mutations, tumors, etc.


Other Word Forms

  • genotoxic adjective

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In 2006, a genotoxin called colibactin, which is made by certain strains of the gut-dwelling bacterium Escherichia coli, was discovered2.

From Nature