Because They Act to _______ Tumorigenesis,the MiR-15a and MiR-16 MiRNAs

question 32

Multiple Choice

Because they act to _______ tumorigenesis,the miR-15a and miR-16 miRNAs can be thought of as _________.

• A)enhance,tumor suppressors
• B)inhibit,oncogenes
• C)enhance,oncogenes
• D)inhibit,tumor suppressors
• E)delete,parts of the mismatch repair mechanism

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