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Cancer can occur when genes mutate. Genes are sections of DNA that carry instructions to make proteins. Proteins control how cells grow and multiply. When genes mutate, they can cause abnormal or missing proteins, which can disrupt the normal functioning of cells and lead to uncontrolled growth.
Mutations can be very small, affecting only a few nucleotides, or very large, affecting whole chromosomes. Mutations can also be inherited from parents or acquired during a person’s lifetime due to environmental factors, such as chemicals, radiation, or viruses.
Not all mutations cause cancer, and not all cancers are caused by mutations. Some cancers are caused by epigenetic changes, which affect how genes are turned on or off without changing the DNA sequence. Some people may also have a higher risk of developing cancer due to their genetic makeup, family history, or lifestyle factors
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Can plasmids mutate?
Yes. Mutations occur in all forms of DNA.
What part of speech is mutate?
Mutate is a verb.
How would you use mutate in a sentence?
Marik the Monster's face started to mutate when full moon came.
What is one way mutations happen?
Exposure to radiation, but mutation is not like in comic books, when you mutate, you usually mutate of diseases
Why metastasis does not occur in spleen and muscle?
Due to absense of lymph in spleen it is not affected by malignant cancer
How does brain cancer reproduce?
cancer is when cells mutate and uncontrollable keep reproducing
What does BRCA stand for?
BRCA1 and BRCA2 are genes that can mutate into cancer.
What mutagens may produce genetic disorders?
nicotine in tobacco from cigarettes... can make cells mutate which is cancer
Can plasmids mutate?
Yes. Mutations occur in all forms of DNA.
What can happen when cell communication goes wrong?
Cells mutate rapidly and in the end, it develops into cancer.
Can toxic waste turn you into something?
You won't mutate into a new thing, but you can be turned into a cancer ridden person.
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.
Why does a single gene mutate?
A single gene will mutate when DNA replication did not occur properly. It means that when replicating, the DNA only slipped up on a single gene when copying, causing a mutation. Mutations are accidental and are not done on purpose.
What can occur from secondhand smoke?
Lung cancer or just cancer.
Which parts of the body can you have cancer?
Cancer can occur anywhere in/on the body.
What time can you have cancer?
Cancer can occur at almost any age.
A sentence for mutate?
I was tranfixed as I watched the man mutate into a werewolf.
