Approximately 5 percent of the individuals who inherit an inactivated RBgene do not develop retinoblastoma. Use this

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Approximately 5 percent of the individuals who inherit an inactivated RBgene do not develop retinoblastoma. Use this statistic to estimate the number of cell divisions that form the retinal tissues of the eye. Assume that the rate at which somatic mutations inactivate the RBgene is one mutation per 10cell divisions.

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Principles of Genetics

ISBN: 978-1119142287

7th edition

Authors: D. Peter Snustad, Michael J. Simmons

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