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BIOD 210 Module 7 Exam Genetics Complete Questions and Answers
1.T/F: Few cancer gene mutations are inherited
ANS True
2.Fill in the blank: A tumor that is confined to a localized region of the body
is called a tumor. If that tumor breaks off and can invade other tissues, it is called a tumor ANS Benign; malignant 3.A tumor that can invade other tissue is called a tumor. If it does not yet have the capacity to invade tissues, that tumor is called a tumor ANS malignant; benign 1 / 2
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4.Two properties that are needed for cells to be classified as cancer cells are ANS 1.) Abnormal growth/proliferation 2.) The ability to relocate to other areas of the body (metastasis)
5.Fill in the blank: The two major therapies currently available to
cancer patients are and ANS Chemotherapy radiation therapy 6.The fused "Philadelphia chromosome" in myelogenous leukemia is from a mutated gene
ANS BCR-ABL
7.The fused chromosome that forms a mutated BCR-ABL gene in chronic myelogenous leukemia is known as the chromosome
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