Biology A-Level
Consequences of loss of cell-cycle control
What Consequences of loss of cell-cycle control means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Failure of regulation, such as mutation of proto-oncogenes or tumour suppressor genes, can cause uncontrolled cell division and tumour formation.
Topics that use Consequences of loss of cell-cycle control
- Cell division, cell diversity and cellular organisation (OCR A-Level)
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