Question 26

(Multiple Choice)

The genotypes of 400 colorectal cancer tumors are tabulated below, where the number of tumors with or without mutations in each of the two cancer-critical genes, β-catenin and Apc, are indicated. Which row (a or b) corresponds to those with a mutant Apc gene? Which column (1 or 2) corresponds to those with a mutant β-catenin gene? The genotypes of 400 colorectal cancer tumors are tabulated below, where the number of tumors with or without mutations in each of the two cancer-critical genes, β-catenin and Apc, are indicated. Which row (a or b) corresponds to those with a mutant Apc gene? Which column (1 or 2) corresponds to those with a mutant β-catenin gene?   A) a; 1 B) a; 2 C) b; 1 D) b; 2


A) a; 1
B) a; 2
C) b; 1
D) b; 2

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