Unit 4 | Genetics, Genomics, and Cancer Flashcards

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neoplasia

A

New cell growth

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2
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carcinoma

A

Uncontrolled cell growth

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3
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Oncogenes

A

genes that program the cell to accelerate division.

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4
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Apoptosis

A

Programmed cell death important in the emergence of neoplasia

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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

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