Cancer Genes

What can cancer cells do that normal cells cannot?

• they do everything the same

• they regenerate their telomeres, preventing them from aging

• they go through cellular division

• they grow

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What purpose do telomeres serve (select all that apply)?

• they protect the coding regions of chromosomes

• they code for proteins

• they help cancer progress

• they help maintain genome stability

What is an oncogene?

• A cancer causing gene

• A tumor inhibitor

• A normal cell

• A treatment for cancer

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What do we call abnormal cells that divide in an uncontrolled manner?

• Diabetes

• Cancer

• Necrosis

• Mitosis

What do we call gene changes?

• Mitosis

• Mutations

• DNA

• Hereditary

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The analogy of a car with a stuck gas pedal that keeps moving in traffic helps to understand...

• The effect pf a mutated proto-oncogenes on a cell

• The effect of tumor suppressing genes on a cell

• The recipe for DNA

• The process of Mitosis

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The analogy of the brakes on your car not working relates to..

• Tumor suppressor genes

• Oncogenes

• DNA

• Gene Repair

What will happen if repair are not made to DNA during replication?

• Mutations will accumulate

• It will stop replicating

• It will have no effect

• The DNA will regenerate

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What is the role of tumor suppressor genes in cancer?

• They promote cell division

• They repair damaged DNA

• They inhibit cell division

• They cause mutations

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Which of the following is a characteristic of cancer cells?

• They undergo apoptosis regularly

• They have uncontrolled cell growth

• They have a limited number of cell divisions

• They do not invade other tissues

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