What is mutagen? Explain in brief, different types of physical and chemical mutagens?
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A mutagen is a chemical or physical substance that corrupts genetic material, such as DNA or RNA. Mutagens create genetic mutations and increase an organism's risk for cancers and cell death. The two main types of mutagens are physical and chemical. A physical mutagen is in the form of a physical substance.
Sometime mutation occur spontaneously due to error during DNA replication. However, mutagens increases the chances of mutation. There are three types of mutagens. Physical mutagens. Chemical mutagens.
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