If Exposure to Sunlight Causes a Mutation in a Single

question 67

Multiple Choice

If exposure to sunlight causes a mutation in a single proto-oncogene in a diploid cell so that it becomes hyperactive,

• A)the remaining unmutated proto-oncogene will prevent the cell from becoming cancerous.
• B)tumor suppressor cells will destroy the proteins made from the mutated gene.
• C)the cell might produce a protein that pushes it into rapid cell division.
• D)the mutated gene will be inactivated by phosphorylation.

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