The human papillomavirus (HPV) carries a gene that functions as an oncogene by inactivating the p53 protein.The fact that the loss of p53 function is oncogenic suggests that
A) p53 normally functions to prevent uncontrolled cell division.
B) p53 is a proto-oncogene.
C) the HPV protein activates transcription of p53.
D) p53 functions at origins of replication in DNA.
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