Why do cancer researchers study molecular events associated with mitosis?

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While mitosis is a basic process related to genetic and general biological studies, it is also a significant event in the cell cycle. The cell cycle is regulated by a variety of gene products, which, when altered by mutation, may lead to cancer.

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A. populations that are reproductively isolated from one another. B. populations with restricted enough gene flow to develop some population-specific traits, but that can still interbreed. C. populations that will, within a few generations, become separate species as reproductive isolation is nearly complete. D. populations with extremely restricted gene flow due to allopatric isolation. E. none of these

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Most of the active functions of plasma membranes are carried out by ____

a. cholesterol b. proteins c. hydrophilic heads d. hydrophobic tails e. carbohydrates

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The enzyme found in tears that can digest bacterial cell walls is called:a

protease. b. lysozyme. c. interferon. d. cytokine. e. defensin

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