3 Questions
Which property do normal cells have that inhibits their uncontrolled growth?
Contact inhibition
What happens to the regulatory mechanisms in cancer cells?
They are broken down
What is the result of cancerous cells losing the property of contact inhibition?
They form masses of cells called tumor
Test your knowledge on cell growth and differentiation and learn about the regulatory mechanisms that control it. Understand how cancer cells lose their ability for contact inhibition, leading to uncontrolled growth and the formation of tumors. Discover the importance of these mechanisms in maintaining normal cell function.
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