Date:11/3/2011

nce of clusters of cancer- associated genes on canid B chromosomes suggests that while previously though to be inert, these chromosomes may have played a role in sequestering excess copies of such genes that were generated during speciation," adds Breen. "We now need to determine whether these stored genes are active or inert that information could give us new tools in cancer detection and treatment."

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Contact: Tracey Peake tracey_peake@ncsu.edu 919-515-6142 North Carolina State University Source:Eurekalert

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