What is the effect of telomere caps on cancer cells?
a. Repeated divisions
b. Clonal distinction
c. Limited mitosis
d. Mutation abilities
ANS: A
The presence of telomere caps gives cancer cells the ability to divide over and over again, thus cancer cells have unlimited mitosis. Telomere caps do not give cells clonal distinction. Mutation capability is a characteristic of cancer cells, but this property is not related to telomeres.
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