The mutant BRCA2 gene predisposes people to cancer.If mutant BRCA2 runs in Isadora's family,will she automatically get cancer?
A) Yes,because genes like BRCA2 are always inherited if one of your parents has a mutation.
B) No.Although inherited genes may carry an increased predisposition toward cancer,it is often nonhereditary mutations that lead to cancer.
C) Yes,because inherited genes that are mutated will cause cancer.
D) No,because more than one mutation is needed to develop cancer.
E) B and D
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