One important biological effect of a large dose of ionizing radiation is to halt cell division. A. How does this occur? B. What happens if a cell has a mutation that prevents it from halting cell division after being irradiated? C. What might be the effects of such a mutation if the cell is not irradiated? D. An adult human who has reached maturity will die within a few days of receiving a radiation dose large enough to stop cell division. What does that tell you (other than that one should avoi

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