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Mutagenesis vs Carcinogenesis - What's the difference?

mutagenesis | carcinogenesis |

As nouns the difference between mutagenesis and carcinogenesis

is that mutagenesis is (genetics) the creation or formation of a genetic mutation while carcinogenesis is (pathology) the creation of cancer cells.

mutagenesis

English

(wikipedia mutagenesis)

Noun

(mutageneses)
  • (genetics) the creation or formation of a genetic mutation

    • Related terms

    * mutagenic * mutagenetic

    References

    * Matsumura I., O'Loughlin T., Patrick W. Protein Engineering Design and Selection 2006 19(10):439-442

    carcinogenesis

    English

    Noun

  • (pathology) The creation of cancer cells.

    • Related terms

    * carcinogenetic

    See also

    * ("carcinogenesis" on Wikipedia)