Question
How do cancer cells differ from normal cells?
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Answer
→Cell growth and differentiation is highly controlled and regulated which is lacking in cancerous cells
→Normal cell shows a property- Contact inhibition- inhibits uncontrolled growth
→Cancer cells appear to have lost this property. As a result of this, cancerous cells just continue to divide giving rise to masses of cells called tumors.
→Normal cell shows a property- Contact inhibition- inhibits uncontrolled growth
→Cancer cells appear to have lost this property. As a result of this, cancerous cells just continue to divide giving rise to masses of cells called tumors.
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