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Tumor Suppressor Genes: The Brakes on Cell Division

Cell Cycle Control and How It Breaks Down

9th Grade·Science·TEKS

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Explain the role of tumor suppressor genes (e.g., p53, BRCA) and how their loss contributes to cancer.

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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