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A mutagen could change a gene that tells a cell when to stop growing.

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Cells grow and divide at an abnormally high rate in?

Cells grow and divide at an abnormally high rate in cancer. This uncontrolled growth leads to the formation of tumors.


What is another name for uncontrolled cell division?

Another name for uncontrolled cell division is cancer.


How might a mutagen cause cancer?

A mutagen could change a gene that tells a cell when to stop growing.


A new and abnormal tissue formation in which the multiplication of cells is uncontrolled abnormally rapid and progressive?

This describes cancer, a disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells in the body. Cancer cells can invade neighboring tissues and organs, leading to serious health issues if not treated promptly.


What is a class of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled division of cells?

Cancer is a class of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled division of cells, leading to the formation of tumors or abnormal cell growth. These cells can invade surrounding tissues and spread to other parts of the body.


Uncontrolled Cell division is called?

The uncontrolled division of animal cells is called Cancer.


What nonifectiowhat nonifectious disease is often caused bya mutagen?

cancer


Can a husband past cancer to his wife?

Cancer is a genetic disease. The main characteristic of this disease is it forms uncontrolled growth of the cells and these uncontrolled growth of cells migrate from the origin to various parts of the body.So, A man with prostrate cancer can not give cancer to his wife.


What is uncontrolled mitosis called?

Cancer is the result of cell not listening to the signals telling it to stop dividing. Cancer cells have a defect in 2 genes ( a gene that allows cancer and a gene that destroys the cancer cell). As a result, the cell will keep on dividing and not do what it is suppose to do. When the mound of cancer cells are present, it is called a tumor.


What does uncontrolled cell division occur in?

cancer


What is an example of uncontrolled cell growth?

Cancer.


What is a disease of uncontrolled cell growth?

Cancer