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pro⋅to-on⋅co⋅gene

  [proh-toh-ong-kuh-jeen]
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–noun
a normally present gene that appears to have a role in the regulation of normal cell growth, but that is converted to an oncogene by mutation.
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pro·to-on·co·gene   (prō'tō-ŏn'kə-jēn', -ŏng'kə-)   
n.  A normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene.
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Main Entry: pro·to–on·co·gene
Pronunciation: "prOt-O-'ä[ng]-k&-"jEn
Function: noun
: a gene having the potential forchange into an active oncogene proto–oncogene by insertion of a viral gene nearby>
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proto-oncogene pro·to-on·co·gene (prō'tō-ŏn'kə-jēn', -ŏng'kə-)
n.
A normal gene that has the potential to transform itself into an oncogene.

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