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Mutagens are usually Chemical Compound s or Ionizing Radiation .

The Ames Test is one method to determine how mutagenic an agent is.


MUTAGENS IN FICTION


The Inhumans of Marvel Comics utilize a mutagen called the " Terrigen Mist ".


EXAMPLES

  • Nitrous Acid , (HNO2) Deaminating agent

  • UV Radiation , thimine dimer formation

  • Sodium Azide , (NaN3)

  • Gamma and Alpha Radiation, ionising radiations

  • Transposons, autonomous dna fragment relocation/multiplication

  • Base analogues, substitutes

  • Bromine and some of its compounds,

  • Ethidium Bromide (EtBr), Intercalating agents.



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