Malfunctions in Apoptosis is a part of the VCE Biology area of study ‘How do Cellular Processes Work?’ and subtopic ‘Cellular Signals’. Malfunctions in apoptosis can result in uncontrolled cellular proliferation. This can lead to tumour development.
What Happens when Apoptosis Doesn’t Work?
Watch this video to learn about how malfunctions in the cell cycle and apoptosis occur, and what happens when they do.
This video looks at how problems with the cell cycle can cause cancer.
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