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The result of given experiment, if it is performed with cancer cell with reference to Figure 9.17 “The effect of platelet-derived growth factor (PCGF) on cell division”, in the textbook.
Introduction:
Cancer is term that is characterized by mutations that disrupt the normal cell growth mechanism and produce potentially malignant cell. That can invades and spread in surrounding tissues throughout the body.
As normal cells have the property of contact inhibition, so they are different from cancerous cells. A normal cell in comparison to cancer cell shows density dependent cell proliferation.
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