While writing a paper on cancer, Maria discovers a lot of information about what happens in a cell to cause the uncontrolled growth that is characteristic of cancer. Which statement most correctly explains the uncontrolled growth? During the G 1 phase of the cell cycle, the DNA continued to replicate repeatedly, causing it to grow into a cancerous tumor.

DNA replication did not occur during the cell cycle, which caused increased cellular content resulting in a cancerous tumor.

A mutation which affected one of the check points during the cell cycle caused the cell and its offspring to divide too rapidly, resulting in a cancerous tumor.

A checkpoint during the M phase of the cell cycle was over activated and stimulated, which caused the cell to swell, resulting in a cancerous tumor.