Question

Which of the following statements is not true for cancer cells in relation to mutations?

• A. Mutations in proto – oncogenes accelerate the cell cycle
• B. Mutations destroy telomerase inhibitor
• C. Mutations inactivate the cell control
• D. Mutations inhibit production of telomerase

Answer 1

The correct option is D Mutations inhibit production of telomerase

Cancer is a disease which causes abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.
Cancer is caused by increased telomerase activity making the cancerous cells immortal and not by inhibition of telomerase production.

Telomerase inhibhitors enables cancer therapy - Some of the synthetic and natural telomerase inhibitors were tried on various cancer cells and there was a decrease in the number of cancer cells.