Associations to the word «Oncogene»
Noun
- Breast
- Ligand
- Fuse
- Sequence
- Domain
- Antibody
- Survival
- Progression
- Motif
- Human
- Enzyme
- Syndrome
- Membrane
- Discovery
- Lineage
- Lung
- Peptide
- Mechanism
- Function
- Gland
- Marker
- Subfamily
- Controlling
- Product
- Therapy
- Integration
- Cycle
- Alpha
- Hormone
- Target
- Substrate
- Transform
- Vector
- Nucleus
- Researcher
- Cause
- Molecule
- Beta
- Damage
- Biology
- Detection
- Regulation
- Patient
- Disease
- Repair
- Harvard
- Formation
- Response
- Radiation
- Type
- Activity
- Role
- Example
- Disorder
- Lead
- Signal
Adjective
Wiktionary
ONCOGENE, 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.
Dictionary definition
ONCOGENE, noun. A gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells.
Wise words
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