he use of chemotherapy drugs that interfere with the cell cycle is avoided during pregnancy. This is because they: a. Ingibit the synthesis of proteins by the mitochondria. b. Block the production of ATP by the ribosomes. c. Interfere with the ability of the fetal cells to replicate. d. Cause nondisjunction of the chromosomes, causing fetal cells to have two of each chromosome instead of three.

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The use of chemotherapy drugs that interfere with the cell cycle is avoided during pregnancy. This is because they: a. Ingibit the synthesis of proteins by the mitochondria. b. Block the production of ATP by the ribosomes. c. Interfere with the ability of the fetal cells to replicate. d. Cause nondisjunction of the chromosomes, causing fetal cells to have two of each chromosome instead of three.
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Chemotherapy is a drug treatment usually provided to cancer patients in order to kill rapidly proliferating cells. These can be of three different types standard chemotherapy, traditional chemotherapy, and cytotoxic chemotherapy.

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