Concepts of Genetics (12th Edition)
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Author: William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer, Michael A. Palladino, Darrell Killian
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24, Problem 18PDQ
How do normal cells protect themselves from accumulating mutations in genes that could lead to cancer? How do cancer cells differ from normal cells in these processes?
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Chapter 24 Solutions
Concepts of Genetics (12th Edition)
Ch. 24 - Prob. 1NSTCh. 24 - People with a genetic condition known as...Ch. 24 - Prob. 3NSTCh. 24 - Cancer can arise spontaneously, but it can also be...Ch. 24 - Prob. 1CSCh. 24 - Prob. 2CSCh. 24 - If you agree to participate and then learn that...Ch. 24 - HOW DO WE KNOW? In this chapter, we focused on...Ch. 24 - Prob. 2PDQCh. 24 - Where are the major regulatory points in the cell...
Ch. 24 - List the functions of kinases and cyclins, and...Ch. 24 - How can mutations in noncoding segments of DNA...Ch. 24 - What is the difference between saying that cancer...Ch. 24 - Prob. 7PDQCh. 24 - Prob. 8PDQCh. 24 - Define tumor-suppressor genes. Why is a mutated...Ch. 24 - Describe the steps by which the TP53 gene responds...Ch. 24 - Part of the Ras protein is associated with the...Ch. 24 - Prob. 12PDQCh. 24 - Distinguish between oncogenes and proto-oncogenes....Ch. 24 - Prob. 14PDQCh. 24 - How do translocations such as the Philadelphia...Ch. 24 - Explain why many oncogenic viruses contain genes...Ch. 24 - Prob. 17PDQCh. 24 - How do normal cells protect themselves from...Ch. 24 - Prob. 19PDQCh. 24 - Epigenetics is a relatively new area of genetics...Ch. 24 - Radiotherapy (treatment with ionizing radiation)...Ch. 24 - Genetic tests that detect mutations in the BRCA1...Ch. 24 - Explain the apparent paradox that both...Ch. 24 - As part of a cancer research project, you have...Ch. 24 - Mutations in tumor-suppressor genes are associated...Ch. 24 - Prob. 26ESPCh. 24 - Those who inherit a mutant allele of the RB1...Ch. 24 - The table in this problem summarizes some of the...Ch. 24 - Researchers have identified some tumors that have...Ch. 24 - Prob. 30ESP
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