A Teratoma Is a Cancerous Tumor That Contains Tissue That

question 10

Multiple Choice

A teratoma is a cancerous tumor that contains tissue that is like:

• A) an embryo.
• B) brain tissue.
• C) long bones.
• D) thymus gland.

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Definitions:

Genome

The complete set of genetic material present in a cell or organism, including all of its genes.

Evolutionary Divergence

The process by which two or more populations of an ancestral species accumulate independent genetic changes (mutations) over time, often leading to speciation.

Prokaryotes

Unicellular organisms lacking a distinct nucleus and other organelles, divided into the domains Bacteria and Archaea.

Eukaryotes

Organisms whose cells contain a nucleus enclosed within membranes, distinguishing them from prokaryotic cells, which lack a membrane-bound nucleus.