Biology

Tumour suppressor genes and cancer

Cell division by mitosis produces daughter genetic clones, using gatekeeper genes via that control the cell cycle via checkpoints. Mutations in DNA can disrupt these controls, resulting in uncontrolled cell growth, malignant tumours and cancer.Each cell in the body divides a finite number of times (Hayflick limit). During each cell cycle a complex series of events… Continue reading Tumour suppressor genes and cancer