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mutagenize

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mu·ta·gen·ize   (myōō'tə-jěn'īz, -jə-nīz')   
tr.v.   mu·ta·gen·ized, mu·ta·gen·iz·ing, mu·ta·gen·iz·es
To cause or induce mutation in (a cell or an organism).
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Main Entry: mu·ta·gen·ize
Pronunciation: 'myüt-&-j&-"nIz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -ized;-iz·ing
: MUTATE mutagenizes a highly selected fraction of thecellular DNA —Fred Funk & Stanley Person>
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mutagenize mu·ta·gen·ize (my&oomacr;'tə-jěn'īz)
v. mu·ta·gen·ized, mu·ta·gen·iz·ing, mu·ta·gen·iz·es
To cause mutation in a cell or an organism.

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