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____ are environmental factors that can cause damage to dna molecules or errors in the replication or transcription processes.

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Explanation:

The question is about factors that damage DNA or cause errors in replication/transcription. In biology (a subfield of Natural Science), mutagens are defined as agents (including environmental factors) that induce such DNA damage or errors. Examples include radiation, certain chemicals, etc. So the term that fits is "mutagens".

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mutagens