You Have a Series of Cells, All of Which Were

question 39

Multiple Choice

You have a series of cells, all of which were derived from tumors, and you first need to find out which ones are malignant. What could you do?

• A) See which ones are not overproliferating.
• B) Find out which ones have a higher rate of apoptosis.
• C) Karyotype samples to look for unusual size and number of chromosomes.
• D) Measure metastasis.
• E) Time their cell cycles.

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