Anchorage Dependence

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The requirement by normal cells to attach to a surface to grow and divide in vitro; when cells lose anchorage dependence they no longer respond to external growth controls, which often correlates with tumourigenicity in vivo. It is a hallmark of malignant transformation and can be induced by oncogenic viruses

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