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Cellular Reproduction — Test

Question 17 • Biology

How has the study of mitosis affected scientists’ knowledge of cancer?

Answer
A
It led to an understanding of how cancer cells divide so rapidly.
B
It led to a study of how to induce cancer cells to divide more rapidly.
C
It led to the discovery of how to prevent cancer cells from dividing.
D
It led to the development of contact-inhibition regulators.

Explanation

Studying mitosis has helped scientists understand the process by which cells divide and how that process can become abnormal. Cancer cells often divide rapidly because the controls that normally regulate cell division do not work properly. Therefore, the best answer is A, understanding how cancer cells divide so rapidly.

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