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What are the common types of mutations that occur to convert proto-oncogenes to oncogenes?.

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There are at least 3 different types of mutations that can cause a proto-oncogene to become an oncogene:

Step-by-step explanation:

Point mutation. This mutation alters, inserts, or deletes one or more nucleotides (building blocks of DNA and RNA) in a gene sequence. ...

Gene amplification. ...

Chromosomal translocation (rearrangement).

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