A(n)________ Can Occur in Response to a Carcinogen,radiation,or an Error

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Short Answer

A(n)________ can occur in response to a carcinogen,radiation,or an error in duplication; it is a critical first mutation that allows a cell to evade one of the restraints placed upon healthy cells.

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Definitions:

Complete Metamorphosis

A type of insect development that includes four distinct life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult, with each stage looking entirely different and serving a different role in the life cycle.

Alternation of Generations

A reproductive cycle found in plants and some algae, involving both asexual and sexual phases.

Haploid

Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes, a condition typical of gametes in sexually reproducing organisms.

Diploid

Referring to a cell or organism that has two sets of chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent.