Answer:
Detect chemicals with carcinogenic potential.
Explanation:
Ames test is a test used to identify the chemical compound which could prove carcinogenic therefore this technique is used to identify the genres and chemical responsible for cancer-causing disease in humans.
The Ames test used bacteria like Salmonella typhimurium which cannot synthesize histidine on their own and utilize them from the source. The mutations make the bacteria to synthesize the histidine on their own. This method is used to detect the carcinogen by acting as a mutagen.
Thus, the selected option is correct.
