Which of the Following Is Not a Mechanism by Which

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a mechanism by which viruses cause cancer?

• A)They carry a cancer-causing gene into the cell.
• B)They encode proteins that bind to and inactivate host cell proteins known as tumor suppressor proteins.
• C)They produce defective interfering particles.
• D)An expression of viral proteins results in abnormal expression of genes that regulate cell growth and reproduction.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

The variable that is manipulated or controlled in an experiment to test its effect on the dependent variable.

Regression Equation

An equation that describes the statistical relationship between one dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Compute Correlation

The process of determining the degree to which two variables are related or move together, often measured by correlation coefficients such as Pearson's r.

Standard Deviation

The average amount of variability in a set of scores or the scores’ average deviation from the mean.