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Abnormal growth of the tumor in cancer is due to
BiologyHuman Health and DiseasesJIPMERJIPMER 2005
Options:
  • A abnormal mitotic division
  • B accumulation of body fluid
  • C abnormal meiotic division
  • D metastasis
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The correct answer is: abnormal mitotic division
Sometimes certain cells, which have differentiated and stopped dividing, suddenly start multiplying in an uncontrolled way to form a malignant growth called tumor. All cells carry certain cancer producing oncogenes. Under certain conditions these oncogenes are triggered to form masses of cells (tumor).

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