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LaDunn

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Cell division to produce daughter cells identical to the parent cell is an example of:
 
  a. Nondisjunction
  b. Meiosis
  c. Mitosis
  d. Gamete production

Question 2

What chromosome abnormality was the first to be identified and associated with a specific malignancy?
 
  a. Trisomy 8
  b. Deletion 7
  c. Philadelphia
  d. Isocentric chromosome 16



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Mitosis results in the production of daughter cells that are identical to the parent cell.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The first chromosome abnormality to be identified and associated with a specific malignancy was the Philadelphia chromosome. It initially was associated with chronic myelogenous leukemia, although clinicians now know it to be found in other hematologic malignancies.



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