Recap of main points from the first 8 classes (25 points)
Name the six original “Hallmarks” of cancer (3)
What feature of a tumor does a pathologist assess to distinguish between benign and malignant? (1)
Is most cancer thought to be driven by genetics or environmental factors? What are two pieces of evidence that support this conclusion? (2)
Likewise, what are the two contributions that Howard Temin made through his work with retroviruses? What is a provirus? (2)
What was the first oncogene isolated? What kind of protein does it encode? (1)
Define the following terms discussed multiple times in class, as they relate to oncogenesis: (4)
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