mutagen
Definition
Biological, chemical, or physical agent, process, or substance that causes permanent genetic change (mutation) in a cell (other than which occurs during normal cell growth) due to genetic alterations or loss of genes or chromosomes. Such mutations may be the early steps in a sequence of events that ultimately lead to development of cancer.
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