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A Pesticide Was Found to Cause Cancer in Laboratory Mice

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A pesticide was found to cause cancer in laboratory mice. Which of the following would be the most reasonable hypothesis to pursue?


A) The pesticide mutates an oncogene to a proto-oncogene.
B) The pesticide mutates both oncogenes to proto-oncogenes.
C) The pesticide mutates one oncogene to a proto-oncogene and one tumor suppressor gene to an inactive form.
D) The pesticide mutates both tumor suppressor genes to inactive forms.

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