The ________ is a tumor suppressor, inspecting DNA and stopping cell division when it detects damage.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


p53 protein

The p53 is a tumor suppressor, inspecting DNA and stopping cell division when it detects damage.

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The Salalizard is a fictional vertebrate that lives in the forest and appears to be half salamander and half lizard. You are not allowed to collect any wild animals, so you decide to take a video of it to show your colleagues. What behavior best

distinguishes the Salalizard as either a salamander (amphibian) or a lizard (reptile)? A) what the animal eats B) if it lives in trees C) where it reproduces D) whether it is active at night

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The model of eukaryotic DNA replication control via a licensing factor suggests that active licensing factor becomes associated with DNA

a. during replication. b. during mitosis, when the nuclear envelope breaks down. c. immediately following replication. d. immediately before mitosis, when chromosomes begin to condense. e. immediately following mitosis.

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