Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9.6, Problem 1ET
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?
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Ch. 9.1 - describe the types of cells found in a...Ch. 9.1 - describe the functions of cell division in...Ch. 9.2 - describe the prokaryotic cell cycle and the major...Ch. 9.3 - describe the structure of a eukaryotic chromosome?Ch. 9.3 - describe the functions of telomeres and...Ch. 9.4 - Body, Heal Thyself Ligaments and tendons have a...Ch. 9.4 - describe the events of the eukaryotic cell cycle?Ch. 9.4 - explain the difference between mitotic cell...Ch. 9.5 - Body, Heal Thyself The precision of mitotic cell...Ch. 9.5 - describe the steps of mitotic cell division?
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