Cancer is due to a mutation with in a gene that regulates cell growth. Some of these mutations are random, but some can be cause

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Cancer is due to a mutation with in a gene that regulates cell growth. Some of these mutations are random, but some can be cause

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Katarina [22] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-17T20:28:39+03:00

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These changes can be caused by environmental factors such as ultraviolet radiation from the sun, or can occur if an error is made as DNA copies itself during cell division. Acquired mutations in somatic cells (cells other than sperm and egg cells) cannot be passed to the next generation.