(thing) by BioTech Fri Nov 07 2008 at 16:08:26
Describes a poisonous substance which harms an organism by damaging its genetic structure (DNA). Such damage can commonly result in mutations, tumors, or cancers.

Genotoxicity is the amount of damage a genotoxin (poison which affects DNA) can cause to a DNA molecule.

From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.

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