If you were to think of the cell as a car,and mitosis as a process that drives that car to go,what would be a good analogy for a cell that has a mutation in both copies of a tumor-suppressor gene?
A)The gas pedal of a car gets stuck while pushed down.
B)The gas pedal of a car does not work at all.
C)The brake pedal of a car gets stuck while pushed down.
D)The brake pedal of a car does not work at all.

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Tumor-suppressor genes act like the brakes of a cell, slowing down cell division. If both copies of a tumor-suppressor gene are mutated, it's like the brakes in a car not working at all, leading to uncontrolled cell division.

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