You Isolate Cells from a Tumor and Study Them

question 1

Multiple Choice

You isolate cells from a tumor and study them.You observe that the cells continue dividing,even when DNA is damaged,when the cells become crowded,or even when nutrients run low.These observations lead you to suspect that the cells

• A) contain a proto-oncogene.
• B) contain an oncogene.
• C) contain a mutated tumor-suppressor gene.
• D) are infected by a virus.
• E) are breast-cancer cells.

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Definitions:

p-value

A statistical measure that indicates the probability of the observed data, under the null hypothesis, being at least as extreme as it is; used in hypothesis testing.

Profile Plot

A graphical representation that shows the interaction effects between factors, often used in multivariate data analysis to display the mean values of different measurements across categories.

Interactions

In an experiment or statistical model, the way in which the effect of one explanatory variable on a response variable changes depending on the level of another explanatory variable.

Two-Way Analysis

A statistical method used to examine the effects of two independent variables on a dependent variable, often to understand interactions between the two variables.