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Lecture 10 - Teratogenesis, Mutagenesis & Carcinogenesis

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Learning Objectives

  1. Define teratogenesis, mutagenesis, and carcinogenesis.
  2. Describe the relevance of replication, transcription, and translation to teratogenesis, mutagenesis, and carcinogenesis.
  3. Summarize the mechanism of action for teratogens, mutagens, and carcinogens.
  4. Discuss examples of known teratogens, mutagens, and carcinogens.

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Advanced Reading

  1. Richards, pp 175-187; pp 189-215
  2. NLM Toxicology Tutor Cellular Toxicology-Cancer

Resources

Keywords

  • Agenesis
  • Ames assay
  • Aneuploidy
  • Anticodons
  • Atresia
  • Base analogues
  • Base substitution
  • Cancer
  • Carcinogenesis
  • Carcinogens
  • Cellular division
  • Centromere
  • Chromosome
  • Codon
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid (dna)
  • Developmental syndromes
  • Diploid
  • Division failures
  • Dysraphic anomalies
  • Ectopia
  • Embryogenesis
  • Embryolethality
  • Epigenetic
  • Fetal alcohol syndrome
  • Frameshift
  • Gene
  • Genetic code
  • Genotoxic
  • Germ cells
  • Haploid
  • Histogenesis
  • Hypoplasia
  • Initiation
  • Karyotype
  • Meiosis
  • Metaphase
  • Mitosis
  • Monosomy
  • Morphogenesis
  • Mutagenesis
  • Mutagens
  • Nucleic acids
  • Nucleotides
  • Oogenesis
  • Organogenesis
  • Point mutation
  • Polyploidy
  • Procarcinogen
  • Promotion
  • Purines
  • Pyrimidines
  • Replication
  • Ribonucleic acid
  • Somatic cells
  • Spermatogenesis
  • Teratogenesis
  • Teratogens
  • Teratology
  • Transcription
  • Translation
  • Trisomy

Suggested Reading

  1. American Cancer Society - Learn About Cancer