NEET 2012 · Class 12

Human Health and Disease

Which one of the following is not a property of cancerous cells whereas the remaining three are? (2012)

  1. (A)They compete with normal cells for vital nutrients.
  2. (B)They do not remain confined in the area of formation.
  3. (C)They divide in an uncontrolled manner.
  4. (D)They show contact inhibition

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

Normal cells show a property called **contact inhibition** by virtue of which contact with other cells inhibits their uncontrolled growth.

Chapter
Human Health and Disease
Section
7.4 CANCER
Page
14
Words matched
28 of 28

The answer appears as a continuous sentence in NCERT. This is that sentence.

How this line gives the answer

0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that normal cells show contact inhibition, while cancer cells have lost this property, directly distinguishing option D as the correct answer.

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