Cancerous cells differ from noncancerous cells in that cancerous cells:a

have reduced levels of telomerase.
b. divide only 20 to 30 times.
c. have lost the ability to resist apoptosis.
d. can maintain telomere length as they divide.
e. lack telomeres.


D

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