A chromosome's gene sequence that was ABCDEFG before damage and ABFEDCG after is an example of

A. inversion.
B. deletion.
C. duplication.
D. translocation.
E. aneuploidy.


Answer: A

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A. decreases proportionally to the radius of the cell (r). B. stays the same. C. increases proportionally to the radius of the cell (r). D. increases proportionally to the cell's radius squared (r2). E. decreases proportionally to the cell's radius squared (r2).

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