Question

Which of the following is not a character of all cancerous tissues in our body?

• A. Contact inhibition
• B. Immortality
• C. Uncontrolled cell proliferation
• D. Genomic instability

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Contact inhibition

Contact inhibition is the ceasing of cell division and multiplication when it comes in contact with another cell of the tissue. A genetic programming that occurs in all normal cells. In cancerous cells this feature is mutated resulting in an uncontrolled growth This makes them immortal cells. It means, they can't stop by contact inhibition method.Thus, the correct answer is option A.