


This hypothesis is not supported by cell theory because new cells are not created from older, preexisting cells.

This rapid growth hypothesis is supported by cell theory because all living things are made of cells. This process can only happen if there is a pre-existing lattice network of cells that can function as a site of nucleation. First a new nucleus of a cell attaches to the preexisting cells followed by the formation of the cytoplasm and lastly a cellular membrane forms around the cytoplasm-nucleus complex. In this hypothesis, new cellular material is not created from preexisting cells. One hypothesis of rapid tumor growth is that the creation of new cells uses old cells only as a scaffold to promote rapid growth similar to how crystal solids form. Rapid growth of cells is observed in tumors.
