Cancer

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What is apoptosis?

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A genetically regulated process where cells self-destruct to eliminate unwanted or damaged cells, maintaining tissue homeostasis and preventing disease.

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Are tumor suppressor genes formed from a mutation?

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False

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What is not a process/phase of the cell cycle?

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Apoptosis.

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What gene promotes uncontrolled growth, leading to cancer?

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Oncogenes.

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What do proto-oncogenes do?

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They are genes that regulate cell growth and division.

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What is a tumor?

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An abnormal mass of tissue that forms when cells grow and divide uncontrollably.

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What is the role of tumor suppressor genes?

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They help prevent uncontrolled cell growth and division.

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What is metastasis?

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The spread of cancer cells from the primary site to other parts of the body.

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What is the cell cycle?

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The series of phases that a cell goes through to grow and divide.

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What is interphase?

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The phase of the cell cycle where the cell prepares for division, including DNA replication.