A(n) ________ is a type of cancer-causing gene that promotes cancer by activating cell division at an inappropriate time or place.

A) DNA repair gene

B) tumor suppressor gene

C) oncogene

D) teratoma


C) oncogene

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The structures of the ear that transmit vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the oval window are the ______

Fill in the bank(s) with correct word

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Before Muller's discovery that radiation induces mutation, scientists had to work on mutations that were found solely by phenotype differences in natural populations

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Describe the four traits that all muscle types share

What will be an ideal response?

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