Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) Checkpoint gene products that inhibit mitosis are called proto-oncogenes.
• B) Metastasis is the invasion of cancer cells into normal tissue.
• C) Malignant tumors differ from benign tumors in that their cells migrate.
• D) Cancer cells have lost the ability to stop dividing.
• E) The parent cell that started a cancer may have undergone a checkpoint gene mutation.

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