2007-06-26 10:17:10 · 7 answers · asked by lolliepop 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
If you're looking for "mutagenic Agents"
Radiation, LSD, Mustard gas, UV light (on bacteria).
Various industrial effluents into waterways that we are still learning about.
2007-06-26 10:26:31 · answer #1 · answered by ursaitaliano70 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Example: Lyme disease hides from the immune system and mutates into something the immune system can not recognize. As does the hepatics C virus. The purpose is protection and survival.
2007-06-26 17:26:12 · answer #2 · answered by thirsty mind 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just off the top of my head...
radiation (e.g., micro, UV)
chemicals (e.g., pesticides, additives)
antibiotics (for bacteria)
More information listed here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutation
2007-06-26 17:50:59 · answer #3 · answered by Andi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the environment / toxic waste / acid rain / pollution / drinking water carcinogens / added stuff in meat / growth hormones pesticides etc in meat / dyes in food / chemicals in our surroundings such as asbestos etc / exposure to nuclear waste / exposure to electrical lines / exposure to utah or nevada areas as that is where they did all that testing in the 60 's ?
eating meat that has been eating contaminated food / medicines can also cause this with birth defects
please also check link below
2007-06-26 17:28:43 · answer #4 · answered by Medusa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i know that mutations occur when there is a degeneration of the chromosomes
2007-06-26 17:23:48 · answer #5 · answered by \m/(>.<)\m/ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ionizing radition, ultraviolet light, certain carcinogens, virus integration into DNA, chromosomal crossovers, ...
2007-06-26 17:30:05 · answer #6 · answered by N E 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like radiation and cancer causing substances like tar or asbestos are just a few
2007-06-26 17:34:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋