Which of the following tumor-suppressor genes encode proteins that inhibit cell division when cell conditions are unfavorable?

A. p16.
B. Rb.
C. BRCA1.
D. NF1.
E. All of these are tumor-suppressor genes, so they all produce proteins that inhibit cell division.


Answer: E

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