Analysis of a Patient's Lung Tumor Reveals That All of the Malignant

Multiple Choice

Analysis of a patient's lung tumor reveals that all of the malignant cells in this tumor have a specific chromosomal abnormality involving a fusion event between two sets of chromosomes.This MOST likely suggests that

A) This mutation was inherited.
B) The tumor is polyclonal.
C) The tumor is monoclonal in origin.
D) A large number of normal cells simultaneously underwent this mutation.
E) None of the above.