The association of specific kinds of stomach cancer with blood type "O" is informative because   a)  people with blood type O have a genetic predisposition to all cancers.   b)  the evolution of H. pylori bacteria that can cause stomach ulcers and cancer to evolve surface proteins similar to those found on the surface of red blood cells of individuals with blood type "O".   c)  people with blood type "O" tend to live in areas with higher environmental contamination that causes stomach cancers.   d)  all of the above.   e)  none of the above.

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95. The association of specific kinds of stomach cancer with blood type "O" is informative because

 

a) 

people with blood type O have a genetic predisposition to all cancers.

 

b) 

the evolution of H. pylori bacteria that can cause stomach ulcers and cancer to evolve surface proteins similar to those found on the surface of red blood cells of individuals with blood type "O".

 

c) 

people with blood type "O" tend to live in areas with higher environmental contamination that causes stomach cancers.

 

d) 

all of the above.

 

e) 

none of the above.

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