1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
SIZIF [17.4K]
3 years ago
5

What are oncogenes? (Use simple terms) ​

Biology
1 answer:
MrRa [10]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

An oncogene is a gene that has the potential to cause cancer. In tumor cells, these genes are often mutated, or expressed at high levels. Most normal cells will undergo programmed form of rapid cell death when critical functions are altered and malfunctioning

Explanation:

You might be interested in
Witch of these is a characteristic of index fossils
faltersainse [42]

Explanation:

Index fossils are fossils type fossils that are used to identify stratigraphic records and their positions. They are vey key in determining relative ages of rock sequences.

  • These fossils have a short vertical stratigraphic range.
  • Index fossils have short evolutionary history.
  • They are widely distributed in nature.
  • Examples of index fossils are trilobites and ammonites.
8 0
3 years ago
Been stuck on this overnight while studying can someone help me please?
adelina 88 [10]

coronaExplanation:

ur welcome

4 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
What makes raw food ingredients of little value to the average consumer?
Dmitrij [34]
They are difficult to work with... most ppl don’t want to cook
5 0
3 years ago
What is thought to be the first sense that humans develop?.
Keith_Richards [23]

Answer:

Touch

Explanation:

<em>Because your body will consist of skin at first which will have receptors and neurones to give you the feeling of feeling something when you touch it</em> hence touch is what you develop as a first sense

5 0
2 years ago
Which of the following is least likely to increase the rate of diffusion
IrinaK [193]
The one that is least likely to increase the rate of diffusion would be : small concentration of gradient

The rate of diffusion will more likely to increase if : 
- the concentration gradient is greater
- distance is decreased
- The surface Area is increased

hope this helps
3 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • New generations are better suited to their enviornment than the first generation what is this called
    10·1 answer
  • Letter __________ represents the location of the egg in this flowering plant.
    8·2 answers
  • What are some stimuli they seem to respond to?
    14·1 answer
  • Help me please there are some pdf
    6·2 answers
  • Which body system includes vitamin D production and protection against pathogens and excess water loss?
    14·1 answer
  • this is the process of making a process of making a prediction based on the results of prior observations of similar events.
    5·2 answers
  • During the winter, Brad sleeps in a dorm room that lacks a humidifier for the heated air. In the mornings he notices that his no
    8·1 answer
  • You perform a ligation with NcoI/NotI-digested pET-41a vector and the egfp insert from pEGFP-N1 (as in the lab). You then transf
    13·1 answer
  • Sugar in DNA is called? Sugar in RNA?
    13·2 answers
  • Describe the position of the vein(s) in each model.In the leaf in Model 1 within the leaf cross section
    13·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!