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genotoxic
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genotoxic /ge·no·tox·ic/ (je´no-tok″sik) damaging to DNA: pertaining to agents known to damage DNA, thereby causing mutations, which can result in cancer.
ge·no·tox·ic (jn-tksk)
adj.
Damaging to DNA and thereby capable of causing mutations or cancer.
genotoxic
[jē′nōtok′sik]
capable of altering DNA, thereby causing cancer or mutation.
genotoxic [je´no-tok″sik]
damaging to DNA; pertaining to agents (radiation or chemical substances) known to damage DNA, thereby causing mutations or cancer.
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