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What are the 2 types of cell cycle genes that if mutated cause cancer cells to divide uncontrollably?
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The two types of cell cycle genes if mutated cause cancer cells to divide uncontrollably are called tumor suppressor genes and?
The two types of cell cycle genes that cause cancer cells to divide uncontrollably if mutated are called tumor suppressor genes and antioncogene
What Mutated genes that cause cancer are?
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What happens to cells?
Cancer cells are mutated cells which can rapidly multiply and cause disease. The mutated cells become a problem because they not only don't accomplish the task they were intended for, but they also get in the way of other cells doing their intended function. The more cells, the bigger the problem.
What genes are mutated to cause cancer?
An oncogene is a gene that may be able to cause cancer. These genes can cause cells to mutate, instead of simply dying, which they are supposed to do.
How does the overproduction of cells cause cancer?
The overproduction of cells causes cancer since there is no cell growth regulation. This causes masses to grow uncontrollably and become cancer.
What can cause a cell the divide out of control?
Cancer
What makes some genes responsible for an increased risk of certain cancers?
Some genes, when they mutate, are more likely to cause cancer than others. For example, tumor suppressor genes, such as p53 or Rb (retinoblastoma), when mutated, can cause cells to lose control of their cell cycle and divide abnormally.
What mutagen causes breast cancer?
Well the onco genes are BRCA-I and BRCA-II if mutated they cause breast cancer, I think that is what you meant, if not then you may have learned something new anyway
How is cancer related to cell divisions?
Cell division is related to the spread of cancer because cancer is uncontrolled cell division. So they are closely related. Short Answer is: carcinoma is cell-division when the normal program of cell-division has 'been compromised', i. e. altered. It is related because when the cell divides, sometimes it can cluster up... like a crowded room. then it starts to sort of push away the good cells so there is basically more room to breathe. eventually, this cluster of cells becomes one big ball and starts to spread to other parts of the body and develop more bad clustered cells again only in a different part of the body. This is how cancer forms and spreads to other organs in your body.
Why is it so important that cells divide correctly?
cause otherwise its called cancer
Is cancer part of DNA?
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.
Can kicking a man in the testicles cause prostate cancer?
No. Prostate cancer is caused by changes in the DNA (at the genetic level) of prostate cells. Being kicked in the testicles can cause bruising, hemorrhaging, rupture of the testicle, torsion, swelling, and severe pain, but it is not likely to be the cause of prostate cancer. When cells in the prostate divide to proliferate, each should form 2 identical cells to the parent cell. Cells also have a control that tells them when and how often to divide. For whatever reason (whatever triggers the change in the DNA), a cell begins to divide erratically and produces cells that are not identical to the parent cell. These mutated cells continue to divide and produce more, further changed cells. Often, cancer cells are very different from the original parent cell, and they multiply more rapidly. Their proliferation is out of control. Many things can trigger the change in the DNA. Exposure to carcinogens, known and unknown, and familial history of cancer of a similar type can predispose an individual to developing cancer.
