LESSON 6

Question 1

This is the result of unstoppable cell division.

Answer 1

CANCER

Question 2

It is a progressive damage in nerve cells.

Answer 2

Neurodegeneration

Question 3

It can become a blood cell, muscle cell, skin cell or any type of cell.

Answer 3

STEM CELLS

Question 4

is the process of creating copies of DNA fragments, cells or organisms.

Answer 4

CLONING

Question 5

cells that don’t stop dividing and growing even if there is already enough of them in an area. As a result, it would create a lump that could get bigger.

Answer 5

CANCER

Question 6

is the most widespread and known degenerative disease and is characterized by memory loss.

Answer 6

Alzheimer’s

Question 7

is also about cell deaths but targeting those neurons responsible for movements.

Answer 7

PARKINSON’S DISEASE

Question 8

rare genetic disorder that accelerates aging in children, often caused by a mutation in the LMNA gene, affecting cell division and overall health.

Answer 8

PROGERIA

Question 9

Mutations in PKD1 or PKD2 genes disrupt the cell cycle in kidney cells, leading to the formation of cysts and kidney dysfunction.

Answer 9

Polycystic Kidney
Disease

Question 10

childhood eye cancer often caused by mutations in the RB1 gene, which normally regulates cell cycle progression.

Answer 10

Retinoblastoma