7.1 Cards

Question 1

What is the order of the cell cycle stages?

Answer 1

G1, S, G2, M

Question 2

Name stimulating proteins

Answer 2

Cyclin, Growth Factors, and CDK’s

Question 3

Name inhibiting proteins

Answer 3

p53’s, ATM, and MAD

Question 4

Whats the difference between an oncogene and a proto-oncogene?

Answer 4

An proto-oncogene is a gene that codes for a stimulating protein. A oncogene is the mutated form of that proto- oncogene that causes too much stimulation within the cell cycle.

Question 5

How does a mutated inhibitor cause cancer?

Answer 5

Without the inhibitor proteins, the cell cycle allows cells with damaged DNA and structures to replicate without ceasing.