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Mutation and cancer

Mutation and cancer. DNA  RNA proteintrait Genes contain the instructions necessary for a cell to work. If some of the instructions to the cell are wrong, then the cell may not know what to do! Mutated DNA   ?. Mutations. Permanent change in the DNA sequence of a gene

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Mutation and cancer

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  1. Mutation and cancer

  2. DNA RNA proteintrait • Genes contain the instructions necessary for a cell to work. If some of the instructions to the cell are wrong, then the cell may not know what to do! • Mutated DNA   ?

  3. Mutations • Permanent change in the DNA sequence of a gene • Inherited or acquired during lifetime • Single mutations are often harmless but multiple mutations can results in cancer • What causes mutations in DNA?

  4. Carcinogens = Mutagens • Physical or chemical agent that cause mutation in DNA • Examples: UV light, tobacco, chemicals, x-rays The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were supposedly created by means of mutagens, as well as their master Splinter In the Halo series the Flood parasite produces a powerful mutagen, turning its hosts into either a "combat form" or "carrier form"

  5. How do mutations cause cancer? • DNA RNA protein • Mutated DNA mutated RNA mutated protein • Many mutations accumulated over time can result in harmful changes in the cells instructions • These mutations in genes result in mutations in proteins that control the cell cycle

  6. Cell cycle • Uncontrolled cell cycle = uncontrolled cell growth = tumor

  7. Cancer • Cancer can affect almost anyone at anytime in their lives • Cancer can occur in almost any place in the body: Lung, skin, breast, prostate, colon, and even the blood (Leukemia)

  8. We will investigate the effects of a carcinogen on bacteria

  9. Serratia • Red bacteria • Exposure to carcinogens/mutagens such as UV light and tobacco can cause changes in bacterial DNA • Changes in DNA result in changes in a protein

  10. Mutations in Serratia cause a mutation in pigment protein Mutated bacteria grow white carcinogen

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