Protein N, normally inactivates a tumor suppressor protein. Consider a cell with a mutation in one allele such that protein N is nonfunctional, while the other allele of gene N is wild-type. Which of the following is true for this cell?

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Protein N, normally inactivates a tumor suppressor protein.
Consider a cell with a mutation in one allele such that protein N is nonfunctional,
while the other allele of gene N is wild-type.
Which of the following is true for this cell?
Gene N is a tumor suppressor gene, and the phenotype of the cell
is not transformed.
Gene N is a proto-oncogene, and the phenotype of the cell is transformed.
Gene N is a tumor suppressor gene, and the phenotype of the cell is
transformed.
Gene N is a proto-oncogene, and the phenotype of the cell is not transformed.
Transcribed Image Text:Protein N, normally inactivates a tumor suppressor protein. Consider a cell with a mutation in one allele such that protein N is nonfunctional, while the other allele of gene N is wild-type. Which of the following is true for this cell? Gene N is a tumor suppressor gene, and the phenotype of the cell is not transformed. Gene N is a proto-oncogene, and the phenotype of the cell is transformed. Gene N is a tumor suppressor gene, and the phenotype of the cell is transformed. Gene N is a proto-oncogene, and the phenotype of the cell is not transformed.
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