MI CFA: Units 3-4 — Cancer & Organ Failure

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1. 1. A tumor suppressor gene normally:

   APuts the brakes on cell divisionBSpeeds up uncontrolled divisionCBuilds antibodiesDDigests food

2. 2. A targeted therapy differs from standard chemotherapy because it:

   AAttacks a specific molecule that cancer cells depend onBKills all rapidly dividing cells equallyCIs always a form of radiationDNever has any side effects

3. 3. To produce human insulin in bacteria, the first key step is to:

   AInsert the human insulin gene into a bacterial plasmidBInject the bacteria into the patientCRemove all of the bacteria's own DNADSequence the patient's whole genome

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