In the biology lab,you are shown petri dishes of cheek cell cultures.One set of cells is thin,with individual cells arranged in a single,orderly layer.The other culture shows irregular crowding of cells.The crowding cells are likely cancer cells,showing an absence of

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Crowding of cells is a characteristic feature of cancer cells, indicating a loss of contact inhibition. In normal cells, contact inhibition limits cell growth and ensures that cells grow in a single layer without overcrowding. Cancer cells lose this ability and, therefore, continue to multiply and grow in an uncontrolled manner, leading to the formation of tumors. The absence of oncogenes, angiogenesis or telomerases cannot be determined by observing cell culture characteristics alone.

In the Biology Lab,you Are Shown Petri Dishes of Cheek