List Three Observations Consistent with the Idea That Cancer Arises

question 4

Essay

List three observations consistent with the idea that cancer arises through an accumulation of mutations in several genes that promotes cellular proliferation in single cells.

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Definitions:

Histogram

A graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data, usually shown as bars of different heights.

Positively Skewed

Describes a distribution of numerical data where the right tail is longer or fatter than the left, indicating that the majority of values are concentrated on the left side of the distribution.

Negatively Skewed

Describes a distribution where the tail is on the left side of the distribution, indicating that the majority of data points are concentrated on the right side.

Symmetric

Symmetric describes an attribute where a shape or distribution can be divided into mirrored halves, or in statistics, where the left and right sides of a distribution are approximately equal in shape.