Learning Objectives for "Animal Virus Life Cycles: The Role of Viruses in Tumor Production "

After completing this section you should be able to perform the following objectives.

1. State the normal function the following:

a. proto-oncogenes

b. tumor suppressor genes

2. Describe how certain viruses may contribute to the development of tumors by altering proto-oncogenes or tumor-suppressor genes.

3. Name 4 viruses that have been implicated in human cancers.

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