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What is a characteristic of cancer cells?
Density-independent inhibition
Which of the following is a feature of normal cell growth?
Anchorage dependence
What is disrupted in cancer, leading to uncontrolled cell growth?
Balance of cell growth and apoptosis
What is a characteristic of cancer cells compared to normal mammalian cells?
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Which term describes the phenomenon where normal cells stop dividing when they become crowded?
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What is the term for the balance between new cell growth and old cell death in normal tissues?
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What type of gene codes for growth factors and is active in actively dividing tissues?
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What is the role of tumor suppressor genes in cell division and cell cycle?
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Which of the following might occur in a cancer cell even without the trigger from a receptor?
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Which type of viruses can trigger uncontrolled cell division by enabling transformation?
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What is the function of oncogenes?
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How do oncogenic viruses interfere with the gene sequences that encode proteins involved in the cell cycle?
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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?
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Which of the following is a characteristic of cancer cells?
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