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oncogene

Definition: A gene having the potential to cause a normal cell to become cancerous. (Webster's) Mutated and/or overexpressed version of a normal gene of animal cells that in a dominant fashion can release the cell from normal restraints on growth and thus alone or in concert with other changes, convert a cell into a tumor cell. (OMD)

For more information: See tumor cell


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