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In general, cells go from being healthy cells to being cancer cells when: Cells

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Question

In general, cells go from being healthy cells to being cancer cells when:

Cells become more sensitive to density-dependent inhibition

A single mutation has removed the G1 checkpoint on the cell cycle

Multiple mutations have removed multiple checkpoints on the cell cycle

The cell cycle is stopped by a mutation

Cells are exposed to a carcinogen once

Cells become more sensitive to density-dependent inhibition

A single mutation has removed the G1 checkpoint on the cell cycle

Multiple mutations have removed multiple checkpoints on the cell cycle

The cell cycle is stopped by a mutation

Cells are exposed to a carcinogen once

Explanation / Answer

Answer: Cells are exposed to a carcinogen once.

When healthy cells are exposed to carcinogens, mutations will arise. If these mutations continued in the daughter cells due to lack of check points, then cancer develops.

The other options are wrong because, if mutations are removed at any check points there won't be any cancer cells. The cell division of mutant cell will be stopped.