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Cells can have the wrong gene count. They will work well. They will live.(1 point)ResponsesTrueTrueFalse
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Brief explanation:
- "Cells can have the wrong gene count." — True. Aneuploidy (extra or missing chromosomes) and polyploidy occur in nature and disease.
- "They will work well." — False as a general rule. Gene‑dosage imbalances usually impair cell physiology (growth, metabolism, protein homeostasis), though some aneuploid cells can tolerate or even exploit the change in specific contexts (e.g., cancer, certain yeasts).
- "They will live." — True in many cases. Some aneuploid cells survive as somatic cells (and some aneuploidies are compatible with life, e.g., trisomy 21); other aneuploidies are lethal during development or cause loss of viability.
If you want examples or mechanisms (dosage imbalance, proteotoxic stress, developmental lethality), I can expand.
Brief explanation:
- "Cells can have the wrong gene count." — True. Aneuploidy (extra or missing chromosomes) and polyploidy occur in nature and disease.
- "They will work well." — False as a general rule. Gene‑dosage imbalances usually impair cell physiology (growth, metabolism, protein homeostasis), though some aneuploid cells can tolerate or even exploit the change in specific contexts (e.g., cancer, certain yeasts).
- "They will live." — True in many cases. Some aneuploid cells survive as somatic cells (and some aneuploidies are compatible with life, e.g., trisomy 21); other aneuploidies are lethal during development or cause loss of viability.
If you want examples or mechanisms (dosage imbalance, proteotoxic stress, developmental lethality), I can expand.
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