How does Ras oncogene contribute to cancers?

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Options:

A . It codes for an anti-apoptotic protein, produced in abnormally large amounts

B . It codes for a GTPase switch protein, which in its mutated form cannot be switched off

C . It codes for a transcription factor produced abnormally in large amounts

D . A growth factor that is continually active is encoded in its truncated form

Answer: Option B
Answer: (b).It codes for a GTPase switch protein, which in its mutated form cannot be switched off

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