Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT) 2008 B.E Test 3 : Cancer Biology - Question Paper

JAYPEE UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

WAKNAGHAT, SOLAN, II.P.

TEST- III, NOVEMBER 2008 SEMESTER VII

COURSE CODE: 07B81BT4I9    MAX.TIME: IHr30min.

COURSE NAME: CANCER BIOLOGY

COURSE CREDIT: 3_MAX. MARKS: 30

Answer all ihe questions.

Ql .Write short notes on the following:

a)    Oncogenes

b)    Cancer vaccines

c)    Multi-step tumor progression    (9) Q2. How is the expression of p53 induced and what is the outcome ? (6) Q3 Discuss the extrinsic pathway of apoptosis . (5) Q4. Why is the primary site for colon cancer metastasis the liver? (5)

Q5. What is EMT? How is it useful in cancer progression?    (5)