What is cancer (exam 3)

Question 1

what is genome

Answer 1

genetic information for a person (23 pairs of chromosomes)

Question 2

parts of the cell cycle

Answer 2

• M (mitosis…new cell)
• G1 (cell growth)
• S (Dna replication)
• G2 (more growth, prepared to divide)

Question 3

tumor Suppressor

Answer 3

stop cell division when it should occur( correctly)
- Doesn’t stop cell division when it shouldn’t occur( mutated)

Question 4

proto- oncogenes

Answer 4

• promote cell division when it should occur (correctly)
• Promotes cell division all the time (mutated)

Question 5

DNA Repairs

Answer 5

• repairs errors in DNA replication (correct)
• doesn’t repair error in DNA replication (mutates)

Question 6

define metastasis

Answer 6

Last stage of cancer, last stage to be diagnosed, the most deadly.

Question 7

define Carcinogen

Answer 7

Any factor that cause cancer (ex: tobacco, the sun, hotdogs)