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The mutagenic agent among following is

  • ethyl methane

  • ethylene

  • 2, 4-D

  • IAA

Answer

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ethyl methane

A mutagen is a physical or chemical agent that changes the genetic material, usually DNA, of an organism and thus increases the frequency of mutations above the natural background level. Ethyl methane is a mutagenic agent causing gene mutations.

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