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Title: Characteristics of the tumour-suppressor gene RB
Post by: Red.orange. on Jun 19, 2020
Describe the characteristics of the tumour-suppressor gene Rb, including:

(i) the function in the cell cycle of the protein it encodes.
(6 marks)
(ii) the specific cancer caused by loss of its function.
(4 marks)
(iii) the differences between the familial and sporadic forms of this disease. (4 marks)
(iv) the characteristics that make it a typical tumour- suppressor gene. (6 marks)