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Why are people who have poor DNA repair mechanisms at greater risk for cancer development

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DNA damage causes cancer development when erroneous DNA repair leads to mutations of chromosomal aberration that activate oncogenes or inactivate tumor suppressors genes (red)

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cause their DNA is different from ours, and it's less heathly

Explanation: hope this helps luv!

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