On average, if you examine 1 million human cells looking at a single gene, you'll find one cell with a mutation in that gene. If you were looking at a gene that could lead to cancer when mutated, how many mutated copies of that gene would you find in a
person? (Assume a person contains 100 trillion [100,000,000,000,000] cells.)
A) 1,000
B) 1,000,000
C) 100
D) 10,000,000,000
E) 100,000,000
Answer: E
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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A) natural selection B) genetic drift C) founder effect D) gene flow
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What will be an ideal response?