Chapter 15.4, Problem 2CC

Summary Introduction

To explain: The relation between the expression of the bcr gene in white blood cells and the type of cancer caused by the translocation between chromosome number 9 and 22.

Introduction: The irregularities in the signaling pathway of cell division cause malfunctioning in the growth of the cell. The uncontrolled growth of the cell leads to cancer.. The agents that cause cancer are called “carcinogens.”