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Could a gamete (egg/sperm) become cancerous?
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No: They are post-mitotic in their present form. Seminoma and dysgerminoma mimic the precursors of sperm cells and we may think arise from cells on the pathway to becoming sperms. A curious tumor called polyembryoma contains many structures that look like miniature embryos.
Answered 12/22/2014
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