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Why does food dye that has been identified as a chemical mutagen poses as a greater danger for a developing fetus than for an adult?
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Chemical Mutagens - Chemical mutagens can be divided into two classes those mutagens which can cause mutations to both replicating and non replicating DNA, are called as class I mutagens, those chemicals, which affect replicating nucleic acids are called as class II mutagens. So, a fetus is replicating DNA alot more than we are so im assuming that there is a higher risk for cell mutations in a fetus than a grown person :S not sure....i have to answer the same question as well. right now. BAH!
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Why are revertants observed in Ames test?
To determine whether whatever chemical that was introduced to the bacteria is a mutagen. More revertants means better mutagen ie. the probability of a strain reverting back to wild-type is high since probability of a mutation in the DNA is high due to induced mutation by the mutagen. Less revertants means poor mutagen ie. the probability of a strain reverting back to wild-type is low since probability of a mutation in the DNA is attributed to just the probability of an error in replication.
Are asbestos considered a chemical mutagen responsible for chromosomal mutations?
Not necessarily chromosomal mutations. Asbestos types are considered mutagens in lung cells, but any chromosomal mutation would have to be carefully engineered.
What is carcinogens and mutagens?
In genetics, a mutagen is a physical or chemical agent that changes the genetic material, mutagen can causes cancer. while a carcinogen is any substance, radionuclide or radiation that is an agent directly involved in causing cancer.
How can you use the mutation and mutagen in the same sentence?
by sucking your weener
What is spontaneous and induced mutations?
Mutations which are artifically induced with the help of mutagenic agents are called induced mutations
If you have just learned that a chemical you work with is a mutagen What effect does this chemical have?
If you have just learned that a chemical you work with is a mutagen What effect does this chemical have?
A what is a physical or chemical agent that causes damage to DNA?
What is a physical or chemical agent that changes the nucleotide sequence of DNA?
What is physicial or chemical agents known as that can cause mutagen?
a change in the mRNA makes a mutation of the DNA
What type of mutagen changes Adenine into Hypoxanthine?
chemical mutagens
Is a mutagen a abnormal gene sequence?
No, a mutagen is an agent (usually a chemical) that mutates DNA. It can cause an abnormal DNA sequence in a gene or elsewhere
A physical or chemical agent that changes the nucleotide sequence of DNA is called what?
A mutagen.
Is a toxic chemical a mutagen?
ask urself All matter, gaseous, liquid or solid, are chemicals or mixtures of chemicals. By definition, a mutagen is a substance or entity that causes DNA cells to mutate. Oxygen is probably the most mutagenic chemically, which could explain why cancer rates are increasing as life expectancy increases. (Less to do with 'lifestyle choices'?)
Is diabetes a mutagen?
No. Diabetes is a condition, not a substance, and therefore cannot be a "mutagen".
What is the safest chemical?
i think the safest chemical is oxeygen Oxygen is a very powerful mutagen but, on the other hand, it's essential to human life. Yet too little or too much and it's lethal. It's not the chemical, but the dose of the chemical.
What is the most common mutagen?
Ionizing radiation is the most common form of mutagen.
When was Environmental Mutagen Society created?
Environmental Mutagen Society was created in 1969.
How do you mutate your rat in mutate the lab rat?
You have to use the Mutagen chemical on it and it will mutate. Be careful, too many doses of it will kill the lab rat!
