Question

The absence of these entities in assays containing heterokaryons sometimes leads to the formation of polykaryons. Under hypoxic conditions, one of these entities becomes unavailable for use in the maintenance of a “futile cycle,” resulting in von Hippel-Lindau syndrome. These entities can be grouped into caretaker, gatekeeper, and landscaper classes. One of these entities is the focus of a “two-hit” hypothesis posited by (*) Alfred Knudson. Another one of these entities is defective in most cases of Li-Fraumeni syndrome. A notable example of one of these genes, colloquially known as the “guardian of the genome,” (10[1])is called p53 (“P-53”). For (10[1])10 points, the inactivation or loss of what growth-regulating (-5[1])genes often result in the formation of cancerous masses (10[1])and are contrasted with oncogenes? ■END■

ANSWER: tumor suppressor genes [or TSGs; accept anti-oncogenes; prompt on genes; prompt on transcription factors or TFs; prompt on tumor protein p53 or protein 53 or TP53 with “what kind of genetic entity is p53?” until “p53” is read; reject “oncogenes”; reject “proto-oncogenes”]
<Ezra Santos, Biology>
= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anurag SodhiMITBrandeis9310
Frederick Rivas-GiorgiYale ATufts9710
Jerry ZhangHarvard BBU106-5
Andres CordobaYale BHarvard A11510

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y475%0%25%101.67