What Kind of Proteins Do the Ras Proto-Oncogenes Encode

question 12

Multiple Choice

What kind of proteins do the ras proto-oncogenes encode?

• A) Signal transduction proteins
• B) Tumor-suppressing proteins
• C) DNA repair proteins
• D) DNA polymerases
• E) Mitotic spindle proteins

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