Question

You are observing different tissue samples and classifying the cells into their respective stage in the cell cycle. Using what you know about cancer cells, formulate which sample do you suspect contains cancer cells?
A) Sample B Is is most likely cancerous because most of the cells are in interphase.

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B) Sample B is most likely cancer tissue because most cells are in some stage of mitosis.

C) Only Sample A indicates possible cancer cells due to the high number of cells in prophase.

D) Samples A & C indicate cancer due to the large proportion of cells in some stage of mitosis compared to the cells in interphase.

Answer 1

Answer:D) Samples A & C indicate cancer due to the large proportion of cells in some stage of mitosis compared to the cells in interphase.  

Sample: Number of Cells in Interphase Number of Cells in Prophase Number of Cells in Metaphase Number of Cells in Anaphase Number of Cells in Telophase

Sample A 6 15 4 7 8

Sample B 25 4 2 3 1

Sample C 4 9 5 3 6