Mutations in a Normal Growth-Stimulating Gene Are Most Likely to Have

question 12

Multiple Choice

Mutations in a normal growth-stimulating gene are most likely to have no effect or to cause

• A)the loss of responsiveness to growth stimulation in the cell with the mutant gene.
• B)the cell with the mutant gene to become cancerous.
• C)excessive growth in the cells surrounding the one with the mutant gene.
• D)a mutator effect in the cell with the mutant gene.
• E)apoptosis of the cell with the mutant gene.

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