genotoxin

genotoxin
ge·no·tox·in (jē'nə-tŏkʹsĭn) 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- + toxin.]   ge'no·toxʹic adj. ge'no·tox·icʹi·ty (-sĭsʹĭ-tē) n.

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