Question
Biology Question on cell cycle and cell division
Abnormal growth of the tumor in cancer is due to:
A
abnormal mitotic division
B
accumulation of body fluid
C
abnormal meiotic division
D
metastasis
Answer
abnormal mitotic division
Explanation
Solution
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 onchogenes. Under certain conditions these oncogenes are triggered to form masses of cells (tumor).