Some cells ignore cell cycle checkpoints and continue to grow and divide uncontrollably despite cellular or genetic damage. What disease may directly result from such behavior?(1 point)
Responses
emphysema
emphysema
cancer
cancer
anemia
anemia
diabetes
cancer
The disease that may directly result from cells ignoring cell cycle checkpoints and continuing to grow and divide uncontrollably despite cellular or genetic damage is cancer.
The disease that may directly result from cells ignoring cell cycle checkpoints and continuing to grow and divide uncontrollably despite cellular or genetic damage is cancer.
Cancer occurs when normal cells undergo a series of genetic mutations that disrupt the normal regulation of the cell cycle. These mutations can allow cells to bypass the cell cycle checkpoints that normally prevent damaged or abnormal cells from dividing. As a result, these cells can continue to divide and grow uncontrollably, forming a tumor.
To arrive at this answer, you could have inferred that cancer is the most logical disease choice since it directly involves the uncontrolled growth of cells. Other diseases listed, such as emphysema, anemia, and diabetes, do not typically involve uncontrolled cell growth or division.