Exam 2: Cancer Genetics

Question 1

Oncogene

Answer 1

Cancer-causing genes

Question 2

Proto-oncogene

Answer 2

Normal genes that are imprtant in cell division that have the potential to become cancerous if they are mutated

Question 3

Tumor Supressor Genes

Answer 3

Encoded proteins whose normal activities are to inhibit cell division

Question 4

If you collect 10 non-cancerous sopmatic cells from a woman who is heterozygous for the BRCA-1 mutation, each cell should have ___ copy of the wildtype gene and __ copy of the mutated gene

Answer 4

1 and 1