Biology A level: Tumour suppressor genes can be hypermethylated

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Tumour suppressor genes can be hypermethylated

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- Can be hyper. in promoter region to prevent transcription, turn off tsg, less proteins that control mitosis, more uncontrolled cell divisions with a higher mutation rate = cancerous tumours

Biology A level

Tumour suppressor genes can be hypermethylated

- Can be hyper. in promoter region to prevent transcription, turn off tsg, less proteins that control mitosis, more uncontrolled cell divisions with a higher mutation rate = cancerous tumours

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