Genotoxicity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012237",
  "term": "Genotoxicity",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The ability of a substance to cause DNA damage.\n\n2. A broad term that usually refers to a chemical that has the ability to damage DNA or the chromosomes. This can be determined directly by measuring mutations or chromosome Abnormalities or indirectly by measuring DNA repair, sister-chromatid exchange, etc. Mutagenicity is a subset of genotoxicity.",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from National Cancer Institute Thesaurus",
    "Adapted from Benchmark Dose Software (BMDS) Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/genotoxicity/"
}