NEET BIOLOGY

CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION

CELL CYCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A scientist is trying to discover a new treatment to stop cancer cell from dividing. In the cancer cells, which of these processes will stop if the treatment is successful?
A
chemosynthesis
B
binary fission
C
genetic recombimation
D
mitosis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Scientists call this process apoptosis. In cancer cells, the molecules that decide whether a cell should repair itself are faulty. For example, a protein called p53 usually checks if the cell can repair its genes, or if the cell should die.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mutated genes don’t work properly because the instructions in their DNA get mixed up. This can cause cells that should be resting to divide and grow out of control, which can lead to cancer.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cancer is the result of unchecked cell division caused by a breakdown of the mechanisms regulating the cell cycle. The loss of control begins with a change in the DNA sequence of a gene that codes for one of the regulatory molecules. Faulty instructions lead to a protein that does not function as it should.

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