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Reginald Pisum was exposed to high doses of mutagenic compounds because of a bizarre industrial accident. Should he be concerned about having mutant children?

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Yes, mainly if mutations occur in gamete producing cells

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Exposure to mutagens can cause changes on the DNA of either the person who was exposed and how to be inherited primarily if these mutagens affect gamete production. A clear example of this was in Chernobyl where many people were exposed to a mutagene such as the radiation that generated the explosion of the nuclear plant, many managed to survive but fathered children with multiple mutations.

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