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Chapter 25: Q20CP (page 909)

Must a carcinogen also be a mutagen?

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Carcinogen causes significant mutation is the DNA and act as mutagen too.

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Step-1: Relationship of Carcinogen and Mutagen

Carcinogens can be mutagens but is not a vital condition for carcinogens. A carcinogen is any agent that directly increases the incidence of cancer.

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Step-2: Carcinogen can be Mutagens

Mutagens cannot be carcinogens since some of the mutagens doesn’t leads for induce cancer is the alive cell.

Hence, carcinogens can be mutagens, but not all mutagens are carcinogen.

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