English Explanatory Dictionary

Ames test

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A biological assay to assess the mutagenic potential of chemical compounds, using Salmonella typhimurium bacteria.

Word forms

Ames test Ames tests

Etymology

First described in the early 1970s by Bruce Ames and his group at the University of California, Berkeley.

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