Cancer and uncontrolled cell division Knowledge-Based Practice

Biology · Cell Communication & the Cell Cycle · Biology · Cell Cycle & Cell Division

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    Which of the following cellular characteristics directly enables cancer cells to undergo uncontrolled cell division compared to normal somatic cells?

    • A) Loss of cell cycle checkpoint control and evasion of programmed cell death
    • B) Permanent entry into the non-dividing G0 phase of the cell cycle
    • C) Strict reliance on external growth factors to initiate the S phase
    • D) Maintenance of density-dependent inhibition in crowded tissue environments

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