NUR2063- Chapter 7 Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
Cancer - Correct answer-A disease whereby there is uncontrollable growth of cells
that can spread.
Initiation-Promotion-Progression Theory - Correct answer-A model describing the
stages of cancer development: Initiation (exposure to carcinogenic agent),
Promotion (activation of oncogenes), and Progression (independent growth).
Mutator genes - Correct answer-Repair DNA and protect the genome.
Oncogenes - Correct answer-Code for proteins involved in cell growth or
regulation.
Tumor suppressor genes - Correct answer-Prohibit overproliferation of cells and
regulate apoptosis.
Gene variants - Correct answer-Inherited differences in genes that are not
mutations but can affect cell growth and division.
Epigenetic changes - Correct answer-Changes that turn genes on or off.
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Questions and Answers
Cancer - Correct answer-A disease whereby there is uncontrollable growth of cells
that can spread.
Initiation-Promotion-Progression Theory - Correct answer-A model describing the
stages of cancer development: Initiation (exposure to carcinogenic agent),
Promotion (activation of oncogenes), and Progression (independent growth).
Mutator genes - Correct answer-Repair DNA and protect the genome.
Oncogenes - Correct answer-Code for proteins involved in cell growth or
regulation.
Tumor suppressor genes - Correct answer-Prohibit overproliferation of cells and
regulate apoptosis.
Gene variants - Correct answer-Inherited differences in genes that are not
mutations but can affect cell growth and division.
Epigenetic changes - Correct answer-Changes that turn genes on or off.
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