Multiple Choice
The gene p53 is called the _____because it corrects mutations in the spindle apparatus before nondisjunction can occur.
A) M phase checkpoint monitor
B) tumor- suppressor monitor
C) guardian of the genome
D) S phase checkpoint monitor
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