Tumour Suppresor Genes Flashcards
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Cells also contain…
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Tumour suppressor genes
2
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Tumour suppressor genes inhibit cell division by…
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Coding for proteins which stop cell division.
They also cause cells with damaged DNA to die - apoptosis
3
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If a tumour suppressor gene mutates the cell may carry on dividing uncontrollably …
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Passing on its damaged DNA to its daughter cells
4
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Cells contain proto-oncogenes that tumour suppressor genes, usually more than one of these has to mutate to cause cancer.
Many different types, some are more likely to mutate than other, could suggest why…
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Some people are more susceptible to certain types of cancers
