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Which of the following is used to screen for carcinogenic potential of various compounds?

transformation testing


replica plating


Ames test


ELISA test

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Answer:

Ames test

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because Ames test is a test that uses bacteria strain i.e Salmonella typhimurium to check or assess of a chemical has carcinogenic effect of it. It uses mutagenicity of bacteria. It is a biological assay that test whether an a chemical can cause mutations in the dna of the test organisms. When mutagens are added and also liver enzymes, there would be a reverse mutation and this will lead to their growth

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