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What is contact inhibition? What happens when this ability is lost in normal cells?

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The process which inhibits the uncontrolled growth of a normal cell due to its contact with the surrounding cells is called contact inhibition.
When a normal cell loses this ability, it starts uncontrolled division and develops a tumour/cancer.
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