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A 40-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department because of recurrent epistaxis and ongoing gingival bleeding. She has no history of trauma. Past medical history is noncontributory. Family history is significant for hemophilia A in her brother. Temperature is 37.0°C (98.6°F), pulse is 125/min, respirations are 20/min, and blood pressure is 105/75 mmHg. Physical examination shows mucosal pallor and petechiae on the lower extremities. There is ongoing oozing of blood from the gingiva. Laboratory studies are shown:  
A table lists blood test results for hemoglobin, platelets, leukocytes, prothrombin time, a P T T, bleeding time, plasma fibrinogen, and D-dimer, with results below or above normal reference ranges.
 After stabilization and appropriate workup, bone marrow biopsy reveals myeloblasts with Auer rods (red staining, needle-like bodies in the cytoplasm) and is shown below:  

A microscopic view of human blood cells, showing large, dark purple immature white blood cells (blasts) among numerous smaller, paler red blood cells.
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Chromosomal analysis of the abnormal cells will most likely show which of the following abnormalities?  

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