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Definition
: Agents which affect CELL DIVISION and the MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS resulting in the loss or gain of whole CHROMOSOMES, thereby inducing an ANEUPLOIDY.
See Also
Aneuploidy
Other names
Polyploidy Inducing Agents; Aneuploidy Inducing Agents; Agents, Polyploidy-
Inducing; Agents, Aneuploidy-
Inducing; Agents, Aneugenic; Polyploidy-
Inducing Agents; Aneuploidy-
Inducing Agents; Aneugenic Agents