Cancer Genetics
About the Lecture
The lecture Cancer Genetics by Georgina Cornwall, PhD is from the course Population Genetics.
Included Quiz Questions
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding passenger mutations and driver mutations?
- Passenger mutations are not the cause of the initiation or progression of cancer.
- Driver mutations do not directly cause cancer initiation and progression.
- Passenger mutations may directly drive cancer initiation and progression in some types of cancer.
- Passenger mutations typically happen less frequently than driver mutations.
- Driver mutations are typically missense mutations.
Which of the following is TRUE of cancer cells?
- The cells of a tumor tend to be heterogeneous.
- Most cancers are heritable.
- Cancer cells do not need driver genes to progress.
- Most cancerous mutations are silent mutations.
- Mutations in genes that affect the G1 checkpoint of the cell cycle cannot lead to cancer.
Which of the following cyclins plays a key role at the initiation of the cell cycle?
- Cyclin D CDK4
- Cyclin A CDK2
- Cyclin B CDK1
- Cyclin C CDK2
- Cyclin E CDK2
Which of the following cyclins plays a key role in the DNA synthesis phase of the cell cycle?
- Cyclin A CDK2
- Cyclin B CDK1
- Cyclin C CDK2
- Cyclin D CDK2
- Cyclin E CDK4
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Author of lecture Cancer Genetics
Georgina Cornwall, PhD
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