If You Were Able to Find a Drug That Could

question 23

Multiple Choice

If you were able to find a drug that could inhibit the reactivation of telomerase activity in cancer cells, the cancer cells would:

• A)stop dividing immediately.
• B)become less invasive.
• C)eventually die from lack of energy.
• D)slowly erode their chromosome ends.
• E)gradually revert to normal cells.

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Definitions:

Undesirable Genes

Genetic traits viewed as negative or harmful, often within the context of genetic engineering or selection.

Negative Eugenics

Practices aimed at decreasing the incidence of traits deemed undesirable by discouraging reproduction by persons having such traits.

Gene Therapy

A medical treatment involving the introduction, removal, or alteration of genetic material within a person's cells to treat or prevent diseases.

Genetic Disorders

A rephrased definition: Diseases that result from abnormalities in an individual's DNA, often inherited.