A student reads in a science magazine that a mutation in a body cell causes it to divide rapidly, forming large masses of cells. These masses of cells cause other body cells to divide uncontrollably. The student claims that the mutation is beneficial to the organism. Is the student’s claim correct?

loss of sensation to pressure and touch

the dorsal column–medial lemniscus pathway (dcml) (also known as the posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway (pcml)) is a sensory pathway of the central nervous system that conveys sensations of fine touch, vibration, two-point discrimination, and proprioception (position) from the skin and joints.