What are the mutagenic factors?

Substances such as mustard gas and nitric acid can be cited as examples of chemical mutagenic factors.

Examples of radioactive mutagenic factors are X-rays or radiation leaks from a nuclear power plant. Particles emitted by a radioactive element can damage DNA. When high energy particles damage the bases of DNA, they change their structure and usually cause changes in size to such an extent that the cell cannot repair them.



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