Genetic Toxicity

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  • Created on: 21-05-14 11:10
An adverse effect on the genetic material (DNA) of living cells that on replication of the cell is expressed as a mutagenic or carcinogenic event
genetic toxicity
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A heritable changes in the genetic information stored on the DNA of living cells
mutation
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Genotoxic testing is concerned with detecting ...
gene mutations
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Genotoxic testing is concerned with detecting ...
chromosome aberrations
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Genotoxic testing is concerned with detecting ...
aneuploidy
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What type of assay works by alteration of the wild-type leading to inactivation (alteration) of the gene and a change in phenotype
forward mutation
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What type of assay works by restoration of gene function and reversion of the wild-type
reverse mutations
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Which test relies on the ability of chemicals to bring about a reverse mutation in a strain of Salmonella Tryphimurium ...
the ames test
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The Amest test relies on restoration of the ... pathway.
histidine synthetic
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The Ames test is low cost, and high ...
sensitivity
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Different strains of Salmonella Tryphimurium can be used to identify different types of ...
mutation
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The Ames test is low cost and high ...
sensitivity
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A heritable changes in the genetic information stored on the DNA of living cells

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