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Drosophila melanogaster: a Model for the Study of DNA Damage Checkpoint Response
1 Apr 2005
Abstract excerpt
The cells of metazoans respond to DNA damage by either arresting their cell cycle in order to repair the DNA, or by undergoing apoptosis. This response is highly conserved across species, and many of the genes involved in this DNA damage response have been shown to be inactivated in human cancers. This suggests the importance of DNA damage response with regard to the prevention of cancer. The DNA damage...
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