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Which of the following is TRUE regarding the genetics of Cancer?
Usually just one mutation in one gene is sufficient to cause Cancer.
If the p53 protein does not work right, a cell will most likely divide out of control.
The BRCA1/2 genes can put women at high risk for developing Brain Cancer.
Viruses cannot cause Cancer.
Usually several mutations are needed to cause cancer, not just one.
p53 mutations are found in the majority of cancers because p53 (tumor suppressor, as the previous answerer said) is a cell cycle checkpoint protein. So this answer is TRUE.
The BRCA1/2 genes put women at high risk for breast cancer (BReast CAncer – that’s where the name BRCA comes from).
Viruses definitely can cause cancer. Examples are Burkitt’s lymphoma caused by Epstein Barr virus, and Cervical cancer caused by human papilloma virus.