adverb
- in a manner that causes or relates to mutation; in a way that induces genetic change
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- The chemical compound acted mutagenically on the bacterial cells.
- Radiation exposure can mutagenically alter DNA sequences.
- The researchers studied how the substance affected organisms mutagenically.
- UV light functions mutagenically by damaging genetic material.
- The drug was found to work mutagenically in laboratory tests.