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Mutagenicity is a specific term that refers to a permanent, heritable change in the structure or amount of genetic material of an organism and includes gene mutations as well as structural and numerical alterations in chromosomes (Eastmond et al.
A mutagen is defined as any chemical that can cause changes in the DNA sequence of an organism. These changes are called mutations ( hence mutation + genos (creator) = mutagen). Some mutagens are well-known: For example UV radiation. UV has enough energy to destroy and break molecular bonds.