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US
/ˈmjutədʒɛn/
]
NOUN
- any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation
How To Use mutagen In A Sentence
- A rather odd thing has just just occurred in the life of nerdy high school student Peter Parker; after being bitten by a radioactive spider, his body chemistry is mutagenically altered in that he can scale walls and ceilings, and he develops a "spider-sense" that warns him of approaching danger. Listal promoted
- We mutagenized a wild-type strain and sought animals that were defective in cultivation-temperature avoidance.
- Thus, multiple rounds of mutagenesis are possible by switching the two resistance genes on and off. The Scientist
- For example, acesulfame-K induces chromosomal aberrations; sucralose is associated with several effects in animals, is weakly mutagenic, and increases the glycosylated hemoglobin in diabetic patients.
- It has a wide cell tropism and remains extra-chromosomal, therefore minimising the risk of insertional mutagenesis.
- A total of 12,600 transformants from six individually mutagenized pools were screened.
- The tweaking came in later, with mutagenic PCR, again you have to actually read the paper. A Disclaimer for Behe?
- Particulate matter of diesel engine exhaust from four different fuels was studied for content of polynuclear aromatic compounds and mutagenic effects.
- Evaluating the results of their experiments the Clemson researchers concluded: "Juice from strawberry, blueberry, and raspberry fruit significantly inhibited mutagenesis. Slimming Strawberries For Weight Loss
- The integrity and stability of the genetic material is continuously being threatened by endogenous and exogenous factors such as chemical mutagens and radiation.
