Most cells in the body of an adult human lack the telomerase enzyme because its gene is turned off and is therefore not expressed.An important step in the conversion of a normal cell into a cancer cell, which circumvents normal growth control, is the resumption of telomerase expression.Explain why telomerase might be necessary for the ability of cancer cells to divide over and over again.
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