Associations to the word «Mutagen»

Wiktionary

MUTAGEN, noun. Any agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation

Dictionary definition

MUTAGEN, noun. Any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.