When getting an X-ray taken at the doctor’s office, you notice the technician cover you with a heavy vest. This vest,
you are told, contains lead, a metal that can block X-rays, which are a form of radiation. The technician covers your
torso, and folds the vest over double across your reproductive organs (testes/ovaries). This is done because radiation
can damage the DNA of theses organs, causing a mutation you may pass to children. Substances like radiation and
other certain chemicals are known as mutagens because
Group of answer choices
they cause cancer.
they generate muteness.
they cause mutations in the sequence of DNA.
they damage proteins, which then changes the sequence of DNA.
1 answer
they cause mutations in the sequence of DNA.