The following phylogeny shows six living species (a-f) and five ancestral (now extinct) species (#1-5). If the phylogeny had been developed on the basis of similarities in bone structure, which of the following predictions would you make in terms of the structure of a particular enzyme?

#Question id: 1528

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Mutation of p53 is described as a dominant-negative mutation. Which of the following statement is correct regarding to the mechanism by which this mutation causes the dominant-negative phenotype?

#Question id: 1529

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Which of the following statements are true regarding to gain-of-function and loss-of-function mutations with respect to cancer.

#Question id: 1530

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

What are the differences and similarities between the transforming genes of retroviruses and those of DNA tumor viruses?

#Question id: 1532

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

For a particular microarray assay (DNA chip), cDNA has been made from the mRNAs of a dozen patients' breast tumor biopsies. Which of the following types of evidence will researchers be looking for in order to determine if the cells are cancerous?

#Question id: 1533

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Why might using retroviral vectors for gene therapy increase the patient's risk of developing cancer?

#Question id: 1534

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Cadherin proteins help animal cells stick (adhere) to each other. Choose which statement about cadherin in cancer cells that are metastasizing (spreading) throughout a patient's body is most likely correct.