A malignant lung cancer cell has a mutation that leads to the overexpression of a proto-oncogene, causing the cell to divide once every 21 hours.
Starting with a single cancer cell of this type, calculate how many cancer cells will be present after 5 weeks. Assume that none of these cells die.
Give your answer in standard form.
21 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Biology Gene expression is controlled by a number of features (A-level only), covering Most of a cell's DNA is not translated (A-level only), Regulation of transcription and translation (A-level only), and Gene expression and cancer (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.