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A patient’s cancer cells are found to be resistant to apoptosis. Which cellular process is likely disrupted?A) Cell cycle progressionB) DNA replicationC) Programmed cell deathD) Protein synthesis

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A patient’s cancer cells are found to be resistant to apoptosis. Which cellular process is likely disrupted?A) Cell cycle progressionB) DNA replicationC) Programmed cell deathD) Protein synthesis

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The cellular process that is likely disrupted when a patient's cancer cells are found to be resistant to apoptosis is C) Programmed cell death.

Apoptosis is a form of programmed cell death. It is a process that occurs in multicellular organisms where a cell is signaled to die because it is damaged, unhealthy, or no longer needed. If cancer cells are resistant to apoptosis, it means they are not dying when they should be, which can lead to uncontrolled cell growth, a hallmark of cancer. Therefore, the disruption is likely in the process of programmed cell death.

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