A client being treated for cancer is offended because she overheard a nurse say that the client had "wild-type genes." How should the nurse respond to calm this client?
1. "Wild-type genes are a type of gene that is stronger than normal."
2. "The nurse was describing your resilience in fighting your illness so effectively."
3. "The nurse was discussing a type of gene we are seeing in clients treated for cancer."
4. "Wild-type genes are those that are normal and have not been affected by any mutation."
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Rationale 1: Wild-type genes are not stronger-than-normal genes.
Rationale 2: The term wild-type genes does not refer to resilience.
Rationale 3: Wild-type genes are not caused by cancer treatments.
Rationale 4: Wild-type genes are those found in the common phenotype of a population.
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