clastogen

English

Etymology

See -clast and -gen.

Noun

clastogen (plural clastogens)

1. (genetics) Any agent that causes breaks in chromosomes.
   • 2009, Lutz Müller, Anke Lühe, “Preclinical safety testing”, in John P. Griffin, editor, The Textbook of Pharmaceutical Medicine, 6th edition, Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN, page 120:

     Chromosomal mutations are recognised as morphological alterations in the gross structure of chromosomes (i.e. they are structural aberrations which can be detected microscopically). Compounds that cause chromosome damage are called clastogens.

Related terms

• clastogenesis
• clastogenic
• clastogenicity

Translations

agent that causes breaks in chromosomes

Anagrams

• lactogens, octangles