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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cancer | unrestrained cell growth that has escape the normal controls of the cell cycle |
| genetic disorder | any malfunction or malformation of an individuals body that is cause by a gene or group of genes |
| oncogene | causes cells to begin to divide uncontrollably, if the cells overwhelm the tumor suppressor genes, a tumor starts to grow |
| morphogenesis | the change in form that an organism undergoes, is controlled by the expression of the genes |
| malignant | cancers that spread beyond the boundaries of the original tumor to other parts of the body |
| homobox gene | the master control gene, tells genes when to turn on and off |
| benign | cancer cells that stay within the body of the tumor and do not spread to other parts of the body |
| gene expression | the activation of turning of a gene that results in its transcription and the production of a specific protein |
| proto - oncogenes | code for proteins that stimulate cell division directly or by producing other proteins that affect the synthesis of growth factors |
| tumor suppressor genes | produce proteins that prevent uncontrolled cell growth |
| albinism | to lack a dark-colored pigment called malanine, which is necessary to make most of the pigments that color various parts of the body |
| carcinogen | any substance that increases the risk of cancer |
| tumor | an abnormal mass of cells produced by abnormal cell divisions |
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