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What is a mutagen?

What is a mutagen? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. any agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation
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But we can provoke a quicker second hit by treating the animals with a chemical mutagen or a carcinogen.
When the substance is classified as a carcinogen or mutagen, Note E shall also apply.
For genetics and breeding, it is fundamentally important to know the germline mutation rate induced by a mutagen.
The protective role in colon cancer is a complex one, but it is thought to be due to at least the attenuation of mutagen formation in the gut.
Lead is clearly not a powerful mutagen, nor is it consistently mutagenic among various test systems.
The flame retardant, tris phosphate, which is a mutagen and causes cancer and sterility in animals is absorbed from fabric by people.

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