Mutant Versions of Genes That Are Normally Involved in Promoting

question 32

Multiple Choice

Mutant versions of genes that are normally involved in promoting the cell cycle are known as ________.

• A) tumor suppressors
• B) proto-oncogenes
• C) oncogenes
• D) malignant genes
• E) attenuators

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Definitions:

System of Equations

A set of equations with the same variables, which are solved together to find a common solution.

Method of Elimination

A technique in algebra for solving a system of equations by removing variables to find their values.

System of Equations

A set of equations with the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously.

Method of Substitution

A technique for solving systems of equations where one of the equations is solved for one variable in terms of the others, and then substituted into the other equation(s).