Multiple choice

Genes responsible for hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer encode proteins with which of the following functions?

  1. DNA mismatch repair

  2. Membrane receptors

  3. Transcription factors

  4. Cell cycle control

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Explanation

The hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer or HNPCC is due to mutation in one of several genes involved in DNA mismatch repair.