Question
Biology Question on human health and disease
How is a cancerous cell different from a normal cell?
Answer
- | Normal cell | - | Cancerous cell
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1. | Normal cells show the property of contact inhibition. Therefore when these cells come into contact with other cells they stop dividing. | 1. | Cancerous cells lack the property ofcontact inhibition. Therefore they continue to divide thereby forming a mass of cells or tumor.
2. | They undergo differentiation after attaining a specific growth. | 2. | They do not undergo differentiation.
3. | These cells remain confined at a particular location. | 3. | These cells do not remain confined at a particular location. They move into neighboring tissues and disturb its function.