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1. How are the components and mechanisms that tumor viruses have cause cancer? How is this similar to how cellular proto-oncogens are activated? And how are they different? Are there ways to block these mechanisms?

2. Are the following oncogens categorized as a change in structure and function or a change in expression? Or both. Please explain.

Oncogenes: Myc, GSK3B, Ras, C-Src, V-src, V-erbB, EGF, PDGFR and EGFR

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