A Protein That Promotes Apoptosis Would Be Considered A(n)

question 61

Multiple Choice

A protein that promotes apoptosis would be considered a(n)

• A) oncogene.
• B) proto-oncogene.
• C) tumor suppressor.
• D) mutant tumor suppressor.
• E) signal transduction pathway protein.

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