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Which of the following best describes euploidy?
Which of the following best describes euploidy?
What is the term for the condition in which an organism has lost or added one or more chromosomes to the normal set?
What is the term for the condition in which an organism has lost or added one or more chromosomes to the normal set?
Which chromosomal condition is associated with Down's syndrome?
Which chromosomal condition is associated with Down's syndrome?
The loss of one homologous chromosome is characteristic of which condition?
The loss of one homologous chromosome is characteristic of which condition?
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What type of gene becomes active oncogenes when mutated, leading to uncontrolled cell division?
What type of gene becomes active oncogenes when mutated, leading to uncontrolled cell division?
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Which type of gene recognizes uncontrolled cell division and acts to suppress it?
Which type of gene recognizes uncontrolled cell division and acts to suppress it?
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What may result from mutations on body cells but cannot be inherited?
What may result from mutations on body cells but cannot be inherited?
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In the context of mutations in body cells, what do proto-oncogenes often become when mutated?
In the context of mutations in body cells, what do proto-oncogenes often become when mutated?
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'Mental retardation' is caused by the deletion of which chromosome number?
'Mental retardation' is caused by the deletion of which chromosome number?
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