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Predict : What would happen if the cell cycle failed? -If the time in interphase decreased? -If the time in interphase increased?. Cancer : the uncontrolled growth and division of cells
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Predict: What would happen if the cell cycle failed? -If the time in interphase decreased?-If the time in interphase increased?
Cancer: the uncontrolled growth and division of cells How? Cell Cycle fails. Result of genetic mutations that change the production of important chemical signals Mutations occur two ways: Carcinogens Genetic Pre-dispositions Why is this Harmful? Cancer cells crowd out normal cells, resulting in the loss of tissue functioning.
*Cancer cells spend LESS time in interphase. Cancer cells do not undergo apoptosis.