Which of the following statements is not true?
A) Certain types of virus can cause cancer.
B) Melanomas are commonly caused by ionizing radiation.
C) Neoplasia is another term for cancerous cells.
D) About half the people with cancer have a mutation in a p53 gene.
E) Most cancers are hereditary.
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Q7: Retroviruses are responsible for which of the
Q8: A proto-oncogene that gains function due to
Q9: In sporadic (nonhereditary)cancers,mutations occur in _ cells.
A)germ
B)somatic
C)undifferentiated
D)mammary
E)T
Q10: _ play a pivotal role in programmed
Q11: Apoptosis is
A)rapid cell division.
B)caused by proto-oncogenes.
C)the change
Q13: v-onc genes are found in
A)vital cells.
B)viral cells.
C)cancer-causing
Q14: Cell proliferation in culture is normally limited
Q15: Mutations in a normal growth-stimulating gene are
Q16: Cancer may arise as a result of
A)mutations
Q17: In retroviruses,the pol gene product is a(n)
A)DNA
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