Chapter 11 Flashcards
1
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Noncoding, repetitive DNA sequence at the end of chromosomes; protects the coding sequences from degradation.
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Telomere
2
Q
Disease that occurs when a malignant neoplasm physically and metabolically disrupts body tissues.
A
Cancer
3
Q
Molecule that stimulates mitosis and differentiation.
A
Growth Factor
4
Q
The process in which malignant cells spread from one part of the body to another.
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Metastasis
5
Q
An accumulation of abnormally dividing cells.
A
Neoplasm
6
Q
Gene that helps transform a normal cell into a tumor cell.
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Oncogene
7
Q
Gene that, by mutation, can become an oncogene
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Proto-Oncogene
8
Q
A neoplasm that forms a lump.
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Tumor
