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Help me find a specific oncogene or tumor suppressor gene to describe how a mutation in that gene can lead to cancer.

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What is the effect of a mutation in a proto-oncogene or tumor suppressor gene?

10. A mutated form of a proto-oncogene is called:

a) a tumor-inducing gene.

b) a tumor-suppressor gene.

c) an oncogene.

d) an apoptosis gene.

e) an accelerator gene.

7. True/false: A mutation in a single allele of a tumor-suppressor gene is sufficient for a cell to become cancerous. a) true b) false

8. Which of the following would most likely lead to nonhereditary cancer?

a) a single mutation in an egg cell

b) mitosis in a skin cell damaged by UV exposure

c) three mutations in an egg cell

d) apoptosis in a cell damaged by smoking

e) inheriting one mutation from each parent

. Two copies of a gene have identical regulatory sequences, but different coding sequences. These copies can be referred to as _____________.

a) alleles

b) highly similar

c) substitutes

d) low risk

e) high risk

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2. What is an oncogene? What is tumor-suppressor gene? Is p53 anoncogene or tumor-supressor gene? Explain the role of p53 in cancer(describe its mechanism of action).

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