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Set 25 Medical Genetics And Cancer

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Select the statements that are associated with an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. Check all that apply.

A) An affected offspring has one or more affected parents.
B) An affected offspring has two unaffected parents.
C) An affected individual with one affected parent will have 50% of its offspring affected.
D) Two affected heterozygous individuals will have 25% of their offspring unaffected.

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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Select the events that can convert a proto-oncogene into an oncogene. Check all that apply.

A) Viral integration near the proto-oncogene
B) Missense mutations
C) Translocation
D) Aneuploidy
E) Gene amplification

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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The majority of human cancers are caused by ________.

A) viral infections
B) inherited mutations
C) spontaneous mutations
D) carcinogens

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