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Cancers may be either inherited or they may be induced by environmental factors such as carcinogens and radiation.

Select the statement that explains how diverse factors such as hereditary events and environmental agents can both cause cancer.

$$ Hereditary factors induce mutations only in genes that regulate the cell cycle.

Environmental agents cause cancer only in individuals with inherited mutations.

Hereditary or environmental factors do not affect mutation rate.

Both hereditary and environmental factors deregulate cell cycle checkpoint response.

Both hereditary and environmental factors inhibit cell proliferation.

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