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Biology: Concepts and Investigations 2nd Edition by Mariëlle Hoefnagels

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0077295349
book Biology: Concepts and Investigations 2nd Edition by Mariëlle Hoefnagels cover

Biology: Concepts and Investigations 2nd Edition by Mariëlle Hoefnagels

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0077295349
Exercise 16
A protein called p53 regulates the cell cycle in multicellular organisms. Explain the observation that many cancer cells have mutations in the p53 gene. In a multicellular organism, what would be the selective advantage of p53 triggering apoptosis in a cell with severe DNA damage?
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The p53 protein detects abnormalities du...

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