Oncogenic Viruses

question 5

Multiple Choice

Oncogenic viruses

• A) stimulate uncontrolled host cell division.
• B) increase host cell responsiveness to death signals.
• C) are never RNA viruses.
• D) always integrate into the host cell DNA.
• E) suppress the host immune system.

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Definitions:

Regression Equation

An equation that represents the relation between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables, used to predict the dependent variable.

Intercept

The point where a line crosses the y-axis in a graph, indicating the value of the dependent variable when the independent variable is zero.

Slope

A measure of the steepness of a line, often representing the rate of change in a linear relationship.

Linear Regression Equation

An equation used in statistics to model the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.