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Mutations That Disrupt Cell Cycle Control

Cell Cycle Control and How It Breaks Down

9th Grade·Science·TEKS

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Explain how mutations in genes that regulate the cell cycle can lead to loss of control over cell division.

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Cell Cycle Control and How It Breaks Down

9th Grade · Science · TEKS

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Learners will explain how the cell cycle is normally regulated by checkpoints and genes, and how mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes disrupt this control.

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112.42(b)(6)(C)Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · Science · 9th Grade

relate disruptions of the cell cycle to how they lead to the development of diseases such as cancer.

Open Global Standard:OGS.10.CB.7