Cancer Flashcards by Kieran Chalmers

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Cell cycle stages

A

G1 (preparation)
S (x2 sister chromatids)
G2 (assemble materials for mitosis)
M (division)

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How cell division differs in cancer (x4)

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Do not need GF for division
No contact inhibition
Telmoerase activated - allows unlimited division
Cancer cells divide even when damaged.

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Types of malfunctioning genes (x3)

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Proto-oncogenes
Tumour suppressors
DNA repair genes

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