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mutagenic

mutagenic

3 9.1
Able to cause small changes in the genes of living things
  • adjective
  • /ˌmjuːtəˈdʒɛnɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mutagénico
  • So chronic wounding and inflammation is mutagenic and in most cases chronic exposures are much worse than acute exposures.
  • mutagenic effects
  • mutagenic and carcinogenic

So chemotherapy is OK, even if it's more mutagenic than gene therapy.

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Examples

  • The byproducts of these dyes are also very toxic and mutagenic to life (Pavan et al., 2007).

    Academic text (2013)

  • These elements, which are tasteless, odorless, and invisible, are highly carcinogenic and mutagenic.

    Blog text (8)

  • No physical or psychological illness, no mutagenic effects, nothing.

    Project Ithaca (2019)

  • So chemotherapy is OK, even if it's more mutagenic than gene therapy.

    FoundMyFitness

  • Both classes of pollutants are carcinogenic, and some PAHs are also highly mutagenic.

    Blog text (14)

  • It is also known for its mutagenic properties, concentrating in the bodies of fish and plankton-eating crustacea, affecting the fetal development of everything that ingests it.

    Prophecy (1979)

  • Mensah and Akomeah (1992) have reported that an increase in the mutagenic dose lowers the survival percentage of the explants in cowpea.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Asbestos is a highly mutagenic material that can lead to DNA changes.

  • Human test subjects were injected with a mutagenic formula to study its effects on their genes.

  • Some types of radiation are known to be mutagenic, increasing the risk of genetic mutations.

Synonyms

mutative
vsmutagenic
  • Specialized
1 9.3

Relating to change in genes or DNA that makes living things different

focuses on causing genetic change from external substances
mutafacient
vsmutagenic
  • Specialized
9.9

Causing changes in genes inside cells

acts from outside the organism to produce mutation

How Mutagenic

mutafacient
  • Specialized
9.9
mutagenic
  • Specialized
3 9.1

Surface Forms

mutagenic positive

Morphology

mutagenic = mutagen (transparent) = mutagen + ic

Formed by adding the adjective suffix '-ic' to 'mutagen' (itself from 'mutate' + '-gen'); the meaning 'causing mutation' is directly inferable from those parts.

Etymology

Mutagenic is made of mut- meaning 'change' and -genic related to gene, meaning 'birth' or 'origin'. So mutagenic means 'causing changes in genes' in living things, which is why we use it for chemicals or radiation that can cause mutations.