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Definition of Oncogene
1. Noun. A gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells.
Definition of Oncogene
1. Noun. (oncology genetics) Any gene that contributes to the conversion of a normal cell into a cancerous cell when mutated or expressed at high levels. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oncogene
1. a gene that causes a cell to become cancerous [n -S]
Medical Definition of Oncogene
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Oncogene
Literary usage of Oncogene
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the 2nd NIMH Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"We have been studying the regulation and function of the fas proto-oncogene as
an example of an immediate-early transcription factor. ..."
2. Smokeless Tobacco Or Health: An International Perspective by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"Zhou, DJ, Casey, G., Cline, M J. Amplification of human int-2 in breast cancers
and squamous cell carcinomas. oncogene 2: 279-282, 1988. oncogene ..."
3. Biological Effects of Power Line Fields Scientific Advisory Panels Final Report by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"oncogene Studies: Molecular Genetic Analysis of Tumor Cells Exposed to Electromagnetic
Fields: In order to pursue further the possibility of effects of ..."
4. Environmental Epidemiology by National Research Council (1992)
"Abnormal patterns of oncogene-related protein products were detected both in the
biologic ... At the time of the evaluation of oncogene- related proteins, ..."
5. Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology by John C. Wooley, Herbert Lin (2005)
"A specific oncogene can induce changes in the state of downstream genes (ie,
genes for which the oncogene is part of their regulatory network) and ..."
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