mutagen
noun
a substance or preparation capable of inducing mutation.
Example Sentences
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In all, owing to both its efficient mutagenicity and its high on-target specificity, sgRNA2b appeared the most promising.
From Nature ● Sep. 19, 2017
This suggested to Ames the possibility of using mutagenicity, the ability to cause mutations, which can be determined simply and quickly, as a test for carcinogenicity.
From Time Magazine Archive
