Proto-oncogenes (select all correct choices):

A. are mutated constituents of cell division
signaling proteins that are hyperactive.
B. can be mutated by cigarette smoke to
become triggers for cancer.
C. can be abnormal growth factors, cell
surface receptors, or members of a signal
transduction pathway.
D. promote cell division.


B,D

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