19. Cancer Genetics
Overview of Cancer
Practice this topic
- Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a cause of cancer?
- Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about cancer is false?
- Multiple Choice
Which of the following are enzymes are responsible for controlling the cell cycle?
- Open Question
In this chapter, we focused on cancer as a genetic disease, with an emphasis on the relationship between cancer, the cell cycle, and DNA damage, as well as on the multiple steps that lead to cancer. At the same time, we found many opportunities to consider the methods and reasoning by which much of this information was acquired. From the explanations given in the chapter,
How do we know that cancer cells contain defects in DNA repair? - Open Question
In this chapter, we focused on cancer as a genetic disease, with an emphasis on the relationship between cancer, the cell cycle, and DNA damage, as well as on the multiple steps that lead to cancer. At the same time, we found many opportunities to consider the methods and reasoning by which much of this information was acquired. From the explanations given in the chapter,
How do we know that cancer development requires more than one mutation? - Open Question
In this chapter, we focused on cancer as a genetic disease, with an emphasis on the relationship between cancer, the cell cycle, and DNA damage, as well as on the multiple steps that lead to cancer. At the same time, we found many opportunities to consider the methods and reasoning by which much of this information was acquired. From the explanations given in the chapter,
How do we know that malignant tumors arise from a single cell that contains mutations? - Open QuestionA tumor is a growing mass of abnormal cells.What must happen for a benign tumor to become malignant?