Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes: Review
About the Lecture
The lecture Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes: Review by Georgina Cornwall, PhD is from the course Population Genetics.
Included Quiz Questions
What is a proto-oncogene?
- A normal gene that when mutated can cause a cell to become cancerous.
- An abnormal gene that ultimately causes a cell to be cancerous.
- A gene that prevents the proliferation of mutated cells.
- A gene that codes for DNA repair proteins.
- A gene that codes for proteins that identify abnormal cells.
Which of the following is a proto-oncogene?
- Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)
- Tumor protein (TP53)
- Retinoblastoma protein
- Breast cancer type 1 (BRCA1)
- Breast cancer type 2 (BRCA2)
Which of the following genes/gene types is mainly responsible for genome stability and DNA repair?
- Caretaker
- P53
- Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)
- BRCA1
- BRCA2
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Author of lecture Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes: Review
Georgina Cornwall, PhD
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