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Ch. 24 - Cancer Genetics

Chapter 23, Problem 18

How do normal cells protect themselves from accumulating mutations in genes that could lead to cancer? How do cancer cells differ from normal cells in these processes?

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Hello everyone here We have a question that says blank are wild type alleles that become blank when mutated. We have A ANKA genes and proto ANKA genes. AnKA genes are mutated cells that act dominantly. And proto ANKA genes are the wild type of wheels that become ANKA genes when mutated. So A. Is incorrect. Which would make be correct. So tumor suppressors are a little whose normal function is to stop cell division, so C. Is incorrect and D. Is incorrect. So our answer here is be proto ANKA genes are the wild type of wheels that become ANKA genes when mutated. Thank you for watching. Bye.
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