OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
GENETICS
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Question
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Which will most likely cause a gene to mutate?
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water
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radiation
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soil
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The most commonly mutated gene in people with cancer is p53 or TP53. More than 50% of cancers involve a missing or damaged p53 gene. Most p53 gene mutations are acquired.
Detailed explanation-2: -High energy ionization radiations such as X-rays and gamma rays cause extensive damage to DNA in the form of destruction to their sugars and nitrogenous bases along with strand breaks. Non-ionizing radiation such as ultraviolet light, on the other hand, induces structural changes in the bases of the DNA.
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