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What happens when cell division goes wrong? |
Cancer= The cell division disease |
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Cancer(tumor): |
Tumor grows from a single cancer cell. Cancer cells invade neighboring tissue. Cancer cells spread to other parts of the body. Cancer calls may survive and establish a new tumor in another part of the body |
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Checkpoints: |
When a dividing cell CHECKS if everything is okay before allowing the next phase to happen. --Prevent mother cells from dividing of they dont have enough resources to make 2 viable daughter cells --prevent defective cells, like precancerous or virus infected cells from dividing. --Keep cell division at the correct rate for an organ to maintain the right size. |