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The immortality exhibited by the cancer cells is due to presence of _____________________(a) telomerase(b) nuclease(c) kinase(d) proteaseThis question was posed to me in semester exam.My query is from Cancer Cell Properties topic in division Cancer of Cell Biology

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Correct choice is (a) telomerase

To explain I would say: In CULTURE, the cancer cells possess the CAPABILITY of growing INFINITELY unlike normal cells that do not GROW beyond a certain number of mitotic divisions. This immortality exhibited by the cancer cells is due to the presence of enzyme telomerase.



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