How Could a Cancerous Cell Evade Apoptosis

question 79

Multiple Choice

How could a cancerous cell evade apoptosis?

• A) The cell responds to environmental signals.
• B) The cell goes through the cell cycle too quickly for apoptosis to occur.
• C) The cell has a mutation in a checkpoint protein.
• D) The cell is stuck in one phase of the cell cycle.
• E) Cancerous cells can't evade apoptosis.

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Definitions:

Poisson Distribution

A probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space if these events occur with a known constant rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Probability Of Occurrence

The likelihood that a specific event will happen, often expressed as a number between 0 and 1.

Span Of Time

Span of time refers to the duration or length of a period between two points in time.

Poisson Distribution

A probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events happening in a fixed interval of time or space, assuming these events happen with a known constant rate and independently of the time since the last event.