How Does an Acquired Mutation in a Somatic Cell Gene

question 9

Multiple Choice

How does an acquired mutation in a somatic cell gene leading to cancer development affect a person's ability to pass on a predisposition for that cancer typeto hisorher children?

• A)The predisposition can only be passed on if the person with the somatic cell mutation is female.
• B)The risk for predisposition is dependent upon which tissue type experienced the somatic mutation.
• C)Multiple somatic mutations are required for passing on a predisposition to cancer development.
• D)There is no risk of passing on a cancer predisposition from a somatic cell mutation.

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