Match the correct term with its corresponding description:
-telomerase
A)process in which malignant cells spread from one part of the body to another
B)gene that helps transform a normal cell into a tumor cell
C)enzyme that lengthens telomeres
D)accumulation of abnormally dividing cells
E)disease that occurs when a malignant neoplasm physically and metabolically disrupts body tissues
F)tumors form when these gene products are missing
G)noncoding DNA sequence at the end of chromosomes that protects coding sequences from degradation
H)gene that, by mutation, can become an oncogene

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Telomerase is the enzyme that lengthens telomeres, the noncoding DNA sequence at the end of chromosomes that protects coding sequences from degradation.

Answer: B
 Oncogenes are genes that, by mutation, can become genes that help transform a normal cell into a tumor cell.

Answer: A
 Metastasis is the process in which malignant cells spread from one part of the body to another, leading to the accumulation of abnormally dividing cells and the formation of tumors.

Answer: E
 Cancer is a disease that occurs when a malignant neoplasm physically and metabolically disrupts body tissues.

Answer: F
 Tumors form when the products of tumor suppressor genes are missing, as these gene products help regulate cell division and prevent the accumulation of abnormally dividing cells.

Answer: G
 Telomeres are the noncoding DNA sequences at the end of chromosomes that protect coding sequences from degradation.

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