mutagens

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004251",
  "term": "mutagens",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Chemical agents that increase the rate of genetic mutation by interfering with the function of nucleic acids. A clastogen is a specific mutagen that causes breaks in chromosomes.",
  "synonyms": [
    "clastogens",
    "genotoxins"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "toxic substances",
    "mutagenesis",
    "induced mutation",
    "DNA damage",
    "genotoxicity",
    "mutation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2017",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "mutágenos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/mutagens/"
}