Spontaneous genetic mutations are one cause of cancer. They can happen at any time for various reasons such as exposure to certain carcinogens. Researchers are working to understand more about their causes. If X is the number of mutations present in a person's body at time Y, then X is a(n) variable.

Genetic disorders can result when sister chromatids fail to seperate properly. during what phase is this problem most likely to occur?

The hematodinium parasite becomes less of a problem for the blue crab when the crab is very young. fishing is thriving in the region. the crab moves to less salty water. a significant percentage of the population is impacted.

1. seamount a raised footwall block between normal fault creates this 2. syncline break between rocks where a hanging wall rises relative to a footwall 3. hot spring on rolling hills, this a dip between hills 4. volcanic neck created when a block with hanging walls slips down between normal faults 5. caldera underwater volcano that never reaches above sea level 6. horst natural hot water on earth's surface containing many minerals 7. graben underwater volcano whose top is eroded flat by waves 8. crater less than a mile in diameter; looks like a bowl at the top of a volcano 9. guyot magma that filled the central vent that remains after the volcano has eroded 10. reverse fault over 1 mile in diameter; looks like a bowl over a volcano