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Part 1: Discuss Morphology of cells and the factor it plays in general
function and structure.
Also, answer the questions for this case study:
A 2 two year old male presents with a retinal tumor and ultimately
Retinoblastoma.
1. What is retinoblastoma, and what is the pattern of inheritance for this type
of cancer?
2. What type of gene is the retinoblastoma gene, and how does mutation in
this gene give rise to cancer? Be sure to indicate the consequences of
mutating one or both of the alleles for this gene.
3. What is the difference between a germline and a somatic mutation?
4. What is the normal function of the pRB protein with regard to cell cycle
regulation?
Expectations
Initial Post:
APA format with intext citations
Word count minimum of 250, not including references.
References: 2 high-level scholarly references within the last 5 years in APA format.
Plagiarism free.