Genetics: A Conceptual Approach
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Author: Benjamin A. Pierce
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 23.2, Problem 12COQ
Summary Introduction
To determine:
The reason that mutations in genes encoding for DNA repair enzymes often produces a predisposition to cancer.
Introduction:
Mutation is a change in the sequence of genetic material either due to mistake in replication or due to changes in the environment. DNA enzymes have a property of proof reading which prevents any mistake in a
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