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Chemical mutagen EMS belong to category of
  1. Acridine dyes
  2. Alkylating agent
  3. Base analogue
  4. Nitrous acid

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The answer is ​2. Alkylating agents.

EMS can react with nucleophilic sites on DNA and can cause mutation by ​guanine alkylation.

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