Acell with a defective p53 gene is likely to (1 point)
stop responding to growth regulators.
stop dividing to produce daughter cells.
generate hormones that combat tumors.
produce cells without a defective p53 gene.

The right answer is stop responding to growth regulators.

The p53 protein is a transcription factor that plays an important role in cancer. Discovered in 1979, it binds to DNA and promotes the expression of genes that must repair cellular damage. The p53 protein controls the cell cycle and interacts with dozens of genes.