Which of the Following Would Most Likely Increase an Individual's

question 170

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would most likely increase an individual's risk of cancer?

• A) a mutation in the noncoding region of DNA
• B) a mutation in their mother's somatic cells
• C) a mutation in a gene for a DNA repairing enzyme
• D) an error in transcribing DNA into RNA
• E) All of the above.

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