Oncologists (medical doctors who treat cancer patients) routinely take biopsies (samples) of tissue from patients to determine whether the tissue is cancerous or not. What would be the best technique to use to determine whether cells from the tissue sample are cancerous?
A) Count the number of chromosomes in the cells from the tissue sample and compare to the number of chromosomes in noncancerous cells from the patient.
B) Add cells from the tissue sample to a cell culture dish and compare their growth against a sample of noncancerous cells from the patient.
C) Measure the amount of DNA in G1 in the cells from the tissue sample and compare it to the amount of DNA in G2 in noncancerous cells from the patient.
D) Add cells from the tissue sample to a rat to see whether the rat develops cancer or not.
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