Which statement describes the first direct evidence for involvement of cellular oncogenes in human tumors?
A) Normal human cells could be transformed by the src-containing Rous sarcoma viruses.
B) DNA extracted from a human bladder carcinoma was able to transform recipient mouse cells in culture.
C) DNA extracted from a mouse carcinoma was able to transform recipient human cells in culture.
D) DNA extracted from a human carcinoma was able to transform recipient chicken cells in culture.
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Q12: Which of the following behaviors most increases
Q13: Oncogenes were first discovered in
A) a chicken
Q14: The RNA viruses that most commonly pick
Q15: A proto-oncogene is
A) a normal gene from
Q16: The viral raf oncogene produces a constitutively
Q18: The most frequently encountered oncogene in human
Q19: C-myc becomes an oncogene in Burkitt's lymphoma
Q20: The ras proto-oncogene can become an oncogene
Q21: Translocation of a gene can produce a
Q22: What normal cellular process would be affected
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