Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134477206
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Why DNA viruses are more likely to cause neoplasias than RNA viruses.

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The viruses are capable of causing cancerous tumors in animal cells. The cancers are induced by the presence of the oncogenes that are carried by the viruses or oncogenes that are present in the animal cell itself. Activation of these oncogenes is caused by viruses or some environmental factors.  

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