Respuesta :
Carcinogens are the agents that cause cancer in an organism and can be man-made or natural. Latex is not a type of carcinogen. Thus, option a is correct.
What are carcinogens?
Carcinogens are the substances that can be a chemical or a biological compound that are capable of causing cancers. They can be natural agents like UV rays from sun, solar radiations, or viruses or can be a man-made substance like tobacco, nicotine, fumes.
These substances are capable of causing genetic mutations by altering the genomic sequence and the nitrogenous base that affects the genotype and the phenotype. The carcinogens leads to growth of abnormal and cancerous cells. Latex is a secondary metabolite that doe not causes cancer.
Therefore, option a. latex is not a carcinogenic agent.
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