General types of oncogenic mutations Activation of growth control pathways signaling quiescent cells to divide inappropriately Inactivation of checkpoints allowing cells with damaged DNA or misaligned chromosomes to divide allowing high mutation rates and chromosome imbalances Inactivation of dna repair genes allowing high mutation rates causing other oncogenic mutationsGeneral types of oncogenic mutations Activation of growth control pathways signaling quiescent cells to divide inappropriately Inactivation of checkpoints allowing cells with damaged DNA or misaligned chromosomes to divide allowing high mutation rates and chromosome imbalances Inactivation of DNA repair genes allowing high mutation rates causing other oncogenic mutations