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Cancer cells do not exhibit the property...

Cancer cells do not exhibit the property of

A

generating tumors

B

metastasis

C

contact inhibition

D

less number of mitochondrial cristae.

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Normal cels have the prperty of contact inhibition Due to this property they contact with other cells, and inhibit their uncontrolled growth. Cancel cells seem to have lost this property and thus undergo uncontrolled growth.
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