Which Type of Genes, When Abnormally Activated, Can Result in Cancer

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which type of genes, when abnormally activated, can result in cancer?

• A) tumor suppressor genes
• B) apoptosis initiator genes
• C) proto-oncogenes
• D) DNA repair protein genes
• E) apoptosis executioner genes

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Definitions:

Variability

Variability in statistics refers to how spread out or dispersed a set of data is, indicating the degree to which these data points differ from each other and from their average.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent values in a statistical calculation that are free to vary.

Independent Variables

Variables in an analysis that are manipulated or categorized to determine their effect on dependent variables; essentially the same as explanatory variables but in a different context.

Skewed Left

Describes a distribution of data where the tail is longer on the left side of the distribution, indicating a larger number of lower values.