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A new form of kidney cancer was identified in a family in which many of the family members were affected. This family's pedigree is shown below.
* Use the following to answer questions  A new form of kidney cancer was identified in a family in which many of the family members were affected. This family's pedigree is shown below. *   -Upon genetic analysis of the cancerous tissue, a mutated form of a gene, named the kid gene, was discovered in all affected individuals but not in the unaffected individuals. What is the MOST likely function of the normal, nonmutated kid gene? A)  DNA-repair gene B)  proto-oncogene C)  tumor-suppressor gene D)  telomerase gene E)  acetyltransferase gene
-Upon genetic analysis of the cancerous tissue, a mutated form of a gene, named the kid gene, was discovered in all affected individuals but not in the unaffected individuals. What is the MOST likely function of the normal, nonmutated kid gene?


A) DNA-repair gene
B) proto-oncogene
C) tumor-suppressor gene
D) telomerase gene
E) acetyltransferase gene

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