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genotoxicity

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ge·no·tox·in   (jē'nə-tŏk'sĭn)   
n.  A chemical or other agent that damages cellular DNA, resulting in mutations or cancer.

[New Latin geno-, gene (from Greek genos, race, offspring; see genə- in Indo-European roots) + toxin.]
ge'no·tox'ic adj., ge'no·tox·ic'i·ty (-sĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
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