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Oncogene
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oncogene
1969, from onco-, from Gk. onkos "bulk, size, mass, body" + -gene.
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Medical Dictionary
oncogene on·co·gene (ŏng'kə-jēn)
n.
A gene that causes the transformation of normal cells into cancerous tumor cells, especially a viral gene that transforms a host cell into a tumor cell.
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oncogene  (ŏn'kə-jēn) Pronunciation Key
A gene that causes normal cells to become cancerous either because the gene is mutated or because the gene is expressed at the wrong time in development. See Note at cancer. |
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