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Cancer is not part of DNA. Change in DNA. may cause cancer .
Some people may be born with faulty DNA which might cause the cells that read the faulty section of DNA to reproduce uncontrollably, but on the other hand, exposure to radiation or carcinogens may cause the DNA in a few specific cells to mutate and thus not be controllable by the rest of the cells in your body.
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What retroviruses are currently known as carcinogens?
Retroviruses are a specific class of virus that infect animals and people by writing their genetic code into the DNA of the animal or human host. Some (but not all) retroviruses cause cancer, either by directly interfering with a part of the host's DNA that prevents cancer or by encouraging the expression of a part of the host's DNA that starts or enhances cancer.
Do cancer cells have DNA?
Yes Cancer cells have DNA, just like all the rest of the cells in your (or any organisms body). The only difference is that a cancer cells DNA has been mutated (changed) and not harms the body it is a part of (usually through continual mitosis). Hope this Helps
What is meant by constitutional DNA and its role in cancer detection?
Constitutional DNA means the normal DNA of a patient with a cancer (from blood for example). It is possible to compare the constitutional DNA from healthy tissue to tumor DNA from the cancer to know the mutations that are important for tumor formation.
What is the relationship between DNA and cancer?
The relationship between Cancer and DNA cancer begins when mutations distrupt the normal cell cycle, causing cells to divide in an uncontrolled way.
What structure within a cell is most likely to play a major role in the development of generations of cancer cells?
The DNA inside the cell is the part that mutates and turns a cell into cancer.
Why would DNA polymerase be useful in a potential anti cancer drug?
DNA polymerase can fill the gaps in the DNA that are left by removal of damage bases. DNA polymerase can help cancer cells to tolerate DNA damage.
How are cancer and DNA the same?
they aren't.
How is DNA related to cancer?
They both have to do with chromosomes.
Sometimes mutations in DNA can cause control of the cell cycle to fail. What might happen if such a mutation occurred in a person's DNA?
The failure of DNA replication during the cell cycle can cause mutations. If such mutations occurred in a person's DNA, the person can end up getting cancer.
Why is important that exact copies of DNA are produced during replication?
because if not.. it will cause DNA mutation... your features may change or worst.. it may cause cancer... because in theory.. cancer is caused by DNA mutations...
How does chemestry affect cancer?
Chemicals that do not cause cancer by themselves but can act with another chemical to cause cancer (cocarcinogens). Damage to DNA in cells can lead to cancer. ... Unrepaired DNA damage can lead to mutations, or changes, in genes, and mutations in certain genes can cause cancer. You can also inherit mutations.
Do DNA have cells?
No DNA is part of the cell.
