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mutagenize

transitive verb mu·ta·gen·ize \ ˈmyüt-ə-jə-ˌnīz \

medical Definition of mutagenize

mutagenized; mutagenizing

: mutate

mutagenize strains of E. coli

mutagenized genes

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