Unit 4 | Genetics, Genomics, and Cancer Flashcards
1
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neoplasia
A
New cell growth
2
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carcinoma
A
Uncontrolled cell growth
3
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Oncogenes
A
genes that program the cell to accelerate division.
4
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Apoptosis
A
Programmed cell death important in the emergence of neoplasia
5
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features of premetastatic cellular transformation
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Angiogenesis
Loss of normal cell cycle control
Invasion of tissue remote from site of origin