mutagenize
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mu·ta·gen·ize
(myo͞o′tə-jĕn′īz, -jə-nīz′)tr.v. mu·ta·gen·ized, mu·ta·gen·iz·ing, mu·ta·gen·iz·es
To cause or induce mutation in (a cell or an organism).
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mutagenize
(ˈmjuːtədʒəˌnaiz) ormutagenise
vb (tr)
(Genetics) to subject (cells, DNA, etc) to mutagens to induce mutations
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