How do cancer cells acquire a potential for immortality?

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN:9781305251052
Author:Michael Cummings
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Chapter2: Cells And Cell Division
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 18QP: How can errors in the cell cycle lead to cancer in humans?
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How do cancer cells acquire a potential for immortality?

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The cancer cells are characterized by the ultimate power of division,  flooding the blood with abnormal cells, and the formation of solid tumors. They also possess the property of movement within our body which is more precisely known as metastasis.



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