Tumors invade other organs and tissues in a process called
A) neoplasia.
B) a plaque assay.
C) latency.
D) budding.
E) metastasis.

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Metastasis is the process by which cancer cells break away from the primary tumor and invade other organs or tissues in the body. This is a hallmark characteristic of malignant tumors. Neoplasia is the abnormal growth of cells that can lead to the formation of a tumor, but it does not necessarily involve invasion of other tissues. A plaque assay is a laboratory technique used to quantify the number of viruses in a sample. Latency refers to a period of time during which a virus or other pathogen remains dormant within a host, but does not necessarily involve tumor invasion. Budding is a method of asexual reproduction used by some organisms, but it is not a term commonly used in cancer biology.

Tumors Invade Other Organs and Tissues in a Process Called