A genetic mosaic is an organism with two or more populations of cells that differ in genotype. The authors of this study asked the question, "Is smoking associated with a man's degree of mosaic loss of the Y chromosome (LOV) ?" Here, mosaic LOY refers to a man who has cells that possess a Y chromosome, and cells that lack a Y chromosome. Why the authors think this was an important question to answer? Select all that apply. Hint: The Abstract provides an overview of the content of the paper and the "Previous work" learning lens highlights the foundational research on which this paper builds. a. Researchers do not know why malos have a higher incidence of mortality from most non-sox-specific cancers than women do.
b. Smoking is a significant risk tactor for cancers, including those outside the rospiratory tract c. They wanted to identify the mechanism by which Y chromosomes are lost by some colis d. LOY in blood cells is associated with increased risk of certain kinds of tumors e. Understanding why some mon lose the Y chromosome in some of their cells may help explain why those men have infertility problems f. An earlier study by these authors found that LOY is the most commonly acquired (not inherited) mutation in the groups of men they studied