The oncogene that causes Burkitt lymphoma results from a

A) translocation that moves a proto-oncogene next to an antibody gene.

B) point mutation in a proto-oncogene.

C) virus that inserts next to a proto-oncogene.

D) deletion of an anti-oncogene.


A) translocation that moves a proto-oncogene next to an antibody gene.

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