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genotoxin
[ jen-uh-tok-sin, jee-nuh- ]
noun
- a toxic agent that damages DNA molecules in genes, causing mutations, tumors, etc.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- o·ٴdzi adjective
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In 2006, a genotoxin called colibactin, which is made by certain strains of the gut-dwelling bacterium Escherichia coli, was discovered2.
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