Imagine That a Doctor Is Culturing Cells from a Malignant

question 28

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a doctor is culturing cells from a malignant melanoma and from a normal skin sample. How would you expect these two cell populations to differ?

• A)Malignant melanoma cells would have telomeres that do not shorten during successive rounds of replication.
• B)Normal skin cells would have telomeres that do not shorten during successive rounds of replication.
• C)Malignant melanoma cells would have inactive telomerases and so their telomeres would shorten during successive rounds of replication.
• D)Normal skin cells would have active telomerases that constantly replenish and lengthen telomeres.
• E)Malignant melanoma cells would have active telomerases that constantly replenish and lengthen telomeres.

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