____ Promote Cancer Development, While ____ Prevent Cancer Development

question 65

Multiple Choice

____ promote cancer development, while ____ prevent cancer development.

• A) Oncogenes; tumor suppressor genes
• B) Tumor suppressor genes; homeobox genes
• C) Tumor suppressor genes; oncogenes
• D) Oncogenes; homeobox genes
• E) Homeobox genes; proto-oncogenes

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Definitions:

Spiro [4.4]Nonane

A type of spiro compound composed of two cyclobutane rings sharing a single carbon atom, named for its nine total carbon atoms within the structure.

Newman Projection

A way to visualize the conformation of a chemical compound by looking down the bond between two carbon atoms, showing how substituents are spatially arranged.

C3-C4

Refers to the connection or transformation between the third and fourth carbon atoms in a molecular structure.

Conformations

The spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule that can be changed by rotations around single bonds without breaking any bonds.