Cancer-causing gene formed by a mutation in a proto-oncogene; codes for proteins that stimulate the cell cycle and inhibit apoptosis.

What will be an ideal response?


oncogenes

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How many homologous chromosome pairs are contained in the nucleus of an adult human male somatic cell?

a. 46 b. 23 c. 22 d. 45

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Bladders on kelp function to anchor the thallus to the substrate

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following is true about viroids?

a. In humans, they result in neurodegenerative disease. b. They are an infectious protein transmitted primarily through consumption. c. They can only replicate inside the host cell. d. They are rare and only fatal in a few hundred human cases each year.

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