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Meaning of epigenotoxic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Capable of causing damage to the way by DNA sequences are activated or deactivated, leading to cancer.

not-comparable

Examples

“BD is also an epigenotoxic agent. BD-induced genotoxic and epigenotoxic events have been shown to be due to interstrain differences (Koturbashet al.,2011).”

“1,3-Butadiene is a common carcinogenic environmental contaminant and is considered an epigenotoxic agent (i.e., it affects DNA and histone methylation).”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

epigenotypic epigenous epigeogenous epigeous epiglottal epiglottic