Yesterday, when Daniel was showering after a basketball game in the gym, one of his friends asked, “Have you always had that big brown thing on your back?” Looking in the mirror, Daniel saw a large, dark brown, irregularly shaped mole. He checked in with a physician at the health center. She told him, “It’s probably just a large mole, but we should do a biopsy to find out for sure.” What genetic differences would you expect the pathology lab to find between a malignant tumor and an ordinary mole?

Yesterday, when Daniel was showering after a basketball game in the gym, one of his friends asked, “Have you always had that big brown thing on your back?” Looking in the mirror, Daniel saw a large, dark brown, irregularly shaped mole. He checked in with a physician at the health center. She told him, “It’s probably just a large mole, but we should do a biopsy to find out for sure.” What genetic differences would you expect the pathology lab to find between a malignant tumor and an ordinary mole?

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter12: Genes And Cancer

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 22QP: In Section 12-1, Julie is concerned that she may develop breast cancer, but testing shows that she...

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