Multiple Choice
If exposure to sunlight causes a mutation in a single proto-oncogene in a diploid cell so that it becomes hyperactive,then
A) the remaining unmutated proto-oncogene copy will prevent the cell from becoming cancerous.
B) tumor suppressors will destroy the proteins made from the mutated gene.
C) the cell might produce a protein that pushes it into rapid cell division.
D) the mutated gene will be inactivated by telomerase.
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