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The Ras oncogene, the first recognized human oncogene, was identified using a tester cell line. The Rb gene was identified as a tumor suppressor due to its presence in the rare hereditary cancer retinoblastoma. a. Could the Rb gene also have been identified using a tester cell line? Explain your answer? b. Name two other methods which could have been used to identify Rb as a cancer critical gene.

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These two methods are like adding the Br and the cell guns with 500
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