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determine whether each description pertains to driver mutations and passenger mutations. drag and drop each description to the appropriate category.
a. Known to occur in about 200 genes
b. Occurs in cancerous and noncancerous cells
c. Does not cause cancer Provides selective growth advantage to cells
d. Number of mutations increases with the patient's age
1. Driver mutation
2. Passenger mutation

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Each description should be classified under driver mutations and passenger mutations as follows:

For driver mutations;

a. Known to occur in about 200 genes.

e. Provides selective growth advantage to cells.

For passenger mutations;

b. Occurs in cancerous and noncancerous cells

c. Does not cause cancer.

d. Number of mutations increases with the patient's age.

What is a mutation?

In Science, a mutation can be defined as an alteration (modification or change) in the nucleotide sequence of the gene of a living organism, which eventually results in the formation of a variant gene that may be transmitted to successive generations.

What are the types of mutation?

Generally speaking, there are different types of mutations and these include the following:

  1. Passenger mutations.
  2. Point mutations.
  3. Frameshift mutations.
  4. Germline mutations.
  5. Chromosomal alterations.
  6. Driver mutations.

Under driver mutations, selective growth advantage are provided for cells and as a result, it can occur in approximately 200 genes. On the other hand (conversely), passenger mutations do not cause cancer in living organisms, but it typically occurs in both cancerous and noncancerous cells.

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