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Tumor cells from a person with leukemia have been analyzed to determine which oncogen is involved in the transformation.After partial sequencing of the gene,the predicted gene product is identified as a tyrosine kinase.
Which of the following proteins would most likely be encoded by an oncogene and exhibit tyrosine kinase activity?
A.Nuclear transcriptional activator
B.Epidermal growth factor
C.Memb associated G protein
D.Platelet-derived growth factor
E.Growth factor receptor
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D
nope it should be BBBBB
Surprisingly the answer is GROWTH FACTOR
Surprisingly the answer is GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR