Questão 1
Questão
What is a primary event?
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The conversion of a normal cell to a transformed cell
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The conversion of a normal cell to a tumgeric cell
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The conversion of a proto-oncogene to an oncogene
Questão 2
Questão
What example of primary event is found in Burkitt's Lymphomoma?
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Gross DNA change- Chrimosomal translocation
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Gross DNA change- Chromsomal deletion
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Gross DNA change- Chromosomal insertion
Questão 3
Questão
What occurs to the DNA in Burkett's Lymphoma?
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The C-myc transcription factor is placed under the control of a very strong promoter
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The C-jun transcription factor is placed under the control of a very strong promoter
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The Erk transcription factor is placed under the control of a very strong promoter
Questão 4
Questão
Which chromosomes fuse to form the Philadelphia chromosome?
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9 & 22
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7 & 13
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6 & 10
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12 & 21
Questão 5
Questão
The loss of what chromosome causes retinoblastoma?
Questão 6
Questão
Name all of the gross DNA changes that can cause oncogenes to form?
Questão 7
Questão
In Small Lung Lymphatic Lymphoma, what chromosome gains an extra copy?
Questão 8
Questão
Can deletions and additions occur in the same tumor?
Questão 9
Questão
A cancer is called a sarcoma- from what type of cell did it arise?
Questão 10
Questão
Leukaemia's are unusual proliferations of what type of cell?
Questão 11
Questão
What differentiates a normal mole from a potential melanoma?
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Moles are contained by capsules
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Moles are smaller than melanomas
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Moles have a regular/symmetrical shape
Questão 12
Questão
When do normal cells cease to divide?
Questão 13
Questão
Telomere's are shortened every time the cell replicates- what is this thought to contribute to?
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The Hayflick limit
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Cancer cell formation
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Cell immortality
Questão 14
Questão
How are cancer cells thought to evade the Hayflick limit?
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Use of telomerase to extend telomeres
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Use of telomeric synthase to extend telomeres
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Use of telomere synthase to extend telomeres
Questão 15
Questão
The condition or process of deterioration with age- what is this defining?
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Mortality
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Tumergic emergence
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Senescence
Questão 16
Questão
The occurence of cancer rises steeply as people..
Questão 17
Questão
What is considered (usually) to be the first mutation in a tumor forming cell
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Increased cell proliferation
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Survival in low O2 environments
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Production of cytotoxic chemicals
Questão 18
Questão
What is an essential requirement for tumor cell formation
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Genetic instability
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No seriously, otherwise they just stay normal cells
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And don't mutate further
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It's kinda obvious, if you think about it
Questão 19
Questão
Can a cell become too unstable genetically to survive?
Questão 20
Questão
What is the difference between carcino and mutagenesis?
Questão 21
Questão
Why is Nitroform a direct carcinogen?
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It can damage DNA in it's present form (needn't be altered by metabolism)
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Can cause the immediate appearance of tumergic cells
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Can cause the appearence of more than one mutation at once
Questão 22
Questão
Why is Aflatoxin not a direct carcinogen?
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It must be metabollically altered before binding to Guanine in DNA
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It must bind to other chemicals before binding to Guanine in DNA
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It must be imported directly into the nucleus before binding to Guanine in DNA
Questão 23
Questão
What is the AMES test used for?
Questão 24
Questão
Name the three components of the AMES test
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Possible mutagen
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Possible carcinogen
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Histadine dependent salmonella
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Lysine dependent salmonella
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Homogenised liver extract
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Homogenised stomach extract
Questão 25
Questão
The cells in an AMES test are placed on an Agar plate lacking what?
Questão 26
Questão
Tumor promoters act synergystically with what?
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Carcinogens
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Cell proliferation
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Mutagens
Questão 27
Questão
Do tumor promoters directly alter DNA?
Questão 28
Questão
In tests, which had to be added first to promote tumor growth?
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The initiator- which causes DNA damage
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The promoter- which causes cell proliferation
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Either- it doesn't matter
Questão 29
Questão
What happens when, after the initiator is added, the promoter is added slowly?
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No tumor forms
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A tumor forms
Questão 30
Questão
Why is rapid cell proliferation required after mutation?
Questão 31
Questão
Name the factors that don't influence cancer cell formation