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What is a characteristic of cancer cells?
What is a characteristic of cancer cells?
- Density-independent inhibition (correct)
- Anchorage dependence
- Balanced cell growth and apoptosis
- Controlled cell division
Which of the following is a feature of normal cell growth?
Which of the following is a feature of normal cell growth?
- Anchorage dependence (correct)
- Density-independent inhibition
- Uncontrolled cell growth
- Loss of normal growth control
What is disrupted in cancer, leading to uncontrolled cell growth?
What is disrupted in cancer, leading to uncontrolled cell growth?
- Density-dependent inhibition
- Control of cell division
- Cell apoptosis
- Balance of cell growth and apoptosis (correct)
What is a characteristic of cancer cells compared to normal mammalian cells?
What is a characteristic of cancer cells compared to normal mammalian cells?
Which term describes the phenomenon where normal cells stop dividing when they become crowded?
Which term describes the phenomenon where normal cells stop dividing when they become crowded?
What is the term for the balance between new cell growth and old cell death in normal tissues?
What is the term for the balance between new cell growth and old cell death in normal tissues?
What type of gene codes for growth factors and is active in actively dividing tissues?
What type of gene codes for growth factors and is active in actively dividing tissues?
What is the role of tumor suppressor genes in cell division and cell cycle?
What is the role of tumor suppressor genes in cell division and cell cycle?
Which of the following might occur in a cancer cell even without the trigger from a receptor?
Which of the following might occur in a cancer cell even without the trigger from a receptor?
Which type of viruses can trigger uncontrolled cell division by enabling transformation?
Which type of viruses can trigger uncontrolled cell division by enabling transformation?
What is the function of oncogenes?
What is the function of oncogenes?
How do oncogenic viruses interfere with the gene sequences that encode proteins involved in the cell cycle?
How do oncogenic viruses interfere with the gene sequences that encode proteins involved in the cell cycle?
What is the therapeutic strategy for treating cancer that involves preventing cells from entering the S-phase or blocking the S-phase or M-phase?
What is the therapeutic strategy for treating cancer that involves preventing cells from entering the S-phase or blocking the S-phase or M-phase?
Which of the following is a characteristic of cancer cells?
Which of the following is a characteristic of cancer cells?
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