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Cell Cycle — Unit test

Question 12 • First Semester Biology

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

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

Explanation

Mitosis is the process by which cells divide. Studying how cell division is controlled helped scientists understand that cancer cells divide rapidly because the usual controls on their growth and division are disrupted. Therefore, the correct choice is “It led to an understanding of how cancer cells divide so rapidly.”

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