Quiz for:
Understanding Cancer Cell Division Mechanisms

Question 1

How do proto-oncogenes contribute to cancer when mutated?

Question 2

What role do proto-oncogenes play in normal cell cycles?

Question 3

What role does p21 have in relation to p53 and cell division?

Question 4

What effect does a faulty receptor have on cell division when proto-oncogenes mutate?

Question 5

What is the outcome if the p53 gene is mutated in both alleles?

Question 6

What is the significance of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibition in cell cycle control?

Question 7

What is required for a proto-oncogene to become an oncogene under the one-hit hypothesis?

Question 8

Which type of gene is known for creating proteins that act as a check on the cell cycle?

Question 9

Which hypothesis explains the necessity of a single mutation in proto-oncogenes for cancer risk?

Question 10

How can a growth factor binding influence a proto-oncogene's function?

Question 11

What type of mutation is most significant for p53's role in cancer prevention?

Question 12

In the two-hit hypothesis, what is required for tumor suppressor genes to promote cancer?

Question 13

What is the primary consequence of proto-oncogene mutation without external growth factors?

Question 14

What is the function of the p53 gene?

Question 15

What happens to a cell cycle when tumor suppressor genes are fully inactivated?