Mutagen

"report of the 4th asian conference on environmental mutagens at csir-indian institute of chemical biology, kolkata on december 10 – 12, 2014", by . Fig1: The panel of ACEM Executive Committee Members and Organizing Committee Members at the inaugural function of the 4th ACEM, Kolkata, on December 10, 2014. (from left): Dr. T. Nohmi, President of IAEMGS; Dr. J....

A mutagen is a chemical or physical agent capable of causing changes in DNA called mutations. Exposure to a mutagen can generate DNA mutations that cause or contribute to specific diseases. A mutagen is a chemical or physical agent that has the ability to change our hereditary code in a harmful way. The change in the hereditary code is called a mutation, and throughout our life time we really collect many mutations within our cells. If some of these mutations escape repair, they can cause a normal cell to be changed to become a tumor cell.

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