19 Feb Choose one oncogene or one cancer-promoting gene that is described in this week’s reading
Choose one oncogene or one cancer-promoting gene that is described in this week’s reading. Include a reference to that source in APA format .
Choose one gene that has not yet been described by other students and use the name of the gene as the title of your post.
1. In your own words, briefly describe how a protein is produced from this gene, what the role of that protein is, and how it relates to mitosis and cancer. If you need additional resources to do so, remember to include references.
2. Then search the Science Daily website, the UMGC library , or Google Scholar to find one article that is relevant to the gene you are describing. Share one interesting thing you learned from this article. Include a reference to the resource in APA format .
Reply to at least two other students’ posts, asking thought-provoking questions, adding new information, and/or correcting mistakes or misconceptions. Do you agree with the information your classmate has posted regarding the gene’s function and importance, as well as the mechanism of its loss of function? Why or why not?
