During Metabolism,cancer-Causing ____ are Generated

Question

During metabolism,cancer-causing ____ are generated.
A) BRCA1 genes
B) methyl amines
C) reactive oxygen species (ROS)
D) BCR-ABL proteins
E) mutated tRNA fragments

Accepted Answer

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) can damage DNA, RNA, and proteins and cause mutations that can lead to cancer. ROS are generated during metabolism as byproducts of oxidative phosphorylation in the mitochondria.