The most frequent cause of hereditary cancer risk in the human population is inherited mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes. In 2014, investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center reported that these genes code for proteins implicated in the DNA repair mechanisms that repair errors that commonly occur during DNA replication. What class of proteins would these be?

a. transgenes
b. oncogenes
c. tumor suppressor genes
d. proto-oncogenes


c. tumor suppressor genes

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The molecule shown above is testosterone, a substance that has important regulatory functions in

humans and many other animals. Molecules with regulatory functions like testosterone are called ____.

a. phytosterols b. enzymes c. lipoproteins d. hormones e. receptors

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Chlorophyll does not absorb which color of

light? a. red b. yellow c. orange d. green e. blue

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The basic unit of life is the ____

a. atom b. molecule c. organelle d. cell e. organism

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