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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.


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Somatic and heritable effects of environmental genotoxins and the emergence of evolutionary toxicology.
Evolutionary toxicology: population-level effects of chronic ... by Bickham, John W. / Environmental Health Perspectives
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) characterizes the chemical as a potential human carcinogen and genotoxin (meaning it can damage DNA), as well as a known neurotoxha.
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When genotoxins, such as ultraviolet radiation and MMC, damage DNA base nucleotides, the replication process is activated and a region of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) is formed.
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