What do hypomethylation and the resulting effect on oncogenes result in?
a. A decrease in the activity of the oncogene, thus suppressing cancer development.
b. A deactivation of MLH1 to halt DNA repair.
c. An increase in tumor progression from benign to malignant.
d. An over-expression of microRNA, resulting in tumorigenesis
Ans: c. An increase in tumor progression from benign to malignant.
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