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Portage Genetics BIOD 210-Module 7 Exam
Questions with Correct Verified Answers
Latest Update (2025/2026) Guaranteed Pass
1. The fused "Philadelphia chromosome" in myelogenous
leukemia is from a mutated ____ gene.: BCR-ABL
2. Driver:: Mutation that imparts growth advantage
3. Stem cell:: Undifferentiated cell that can give rise to other types of
specialized cells
4. Passenger:: Mutation that occurs in cell but does not contribute to
growth
5. Metastasis: Defects in cell that lead to spread of primary tumor to
other areas of body
6. Tumor: Solid mass growth resulting from uncontrolled growth
7. Using the development of colon cancer as an example,
explain the process of tumorigenesis can occur in distinct
stages through the accumulation of mutations.: - Growth of a
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polyp (adenoma) that is defective for the APC gene (which codes
for differentiation of normal intestinal cells. Tumor still benign
- Genetic mutation occurs within the adenoma-usually Kras gene
which regulates cellular growth. Cell growth becomes uncontrolled and
adenoma grows
- Large adenoma becomes malignant through expansion of tumors
that mutate through other genes responsible for apoptosis, growth
signaling, and cell cycle regulation
- Metastasis occurs and instead of being localized, spreads to
areas outside the colon
8. Most scientists believe that the biggest driver of a cancer
phenotype is:: the inability of teh cancer cell to repair DNA
damage
. True/False:
Few cancer gene mutations are inherited.: True
9. A tumor that is confined to a localized group of tissues
is _______.: benign
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BIOD 210
Portage Genetics BIOD 210-Module 7 Exam
Questions with Correct Verified Answers
Latest Update (2025/2026) Guaranteed Pass
1. The fused "Philadelphia chromosome" in myelogenous
leukemia is from a mutated ____ gene.: BCR-ABL
2. Driver:: Mutation that imparts growth advantage
3. Stem cell:: Undifferentiated cell that can give rise to other types of
specialized cells
4. Passenger:: Mutation that occurs in cell but does not contribute to
growth
5. Metastasis: Defects in cell that lead to spread of primary tumor to
other areas of body
6. Tumor: Solid mass growth resulting from uncontrolled growth
7. Using the development of colon cancer as an example,
explain the process of tumorigenesis can occur in distinct
stages through the accumulation of mutations.: - Growth of a
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polyp (adenoma) that is defective for the APC gene (which codes
for differentiation of normal intestinal cells. Tumor still benign
- Genetic mutation occurs within the adenoma-usually Kras gene
which regulates cellular growth. Cell growth becomes uncontrolled and
adenoma grows
- Large adenoma becomes malignant through expansion of tumors
that mutate through other genes responsible for apoptosis, growth
signaling, and cell cycle regulation
- Metastasis occurs and instead of being localized, spreads to
areas outside the colon
8. Most scientists believe that the biggest driver of a cancer
phenotype is:: the inability of teh cancer cell to repair DNA
damage
. True/False:
Few cancer gene mutations are inherited.: True
9. A tumor that is confined to a localized group of tissues
is _______.: benign
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