Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various mutated genes that cause the transformation of normal cells into cancerous cells.
- noun Any of various viral genes that transform host cells into cancerous cells.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun oncology, genetics Any
gene that contributes to theconversion of a normalcell into acancerous cell when mutated or expressed at high levels.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word oncogene.
Examples
-
* The term oncogene had been coined earlier by two NCI scientists, Robert Huebner and George Todaro, in 1969, although on scant evidence.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
-
* The term oncogene had been coined earlier by two NCI scientists, Robert Huebner and George Todaro, in 1969, although on scant evidence.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
-
* The term oncogene had been coined earlier by two NCI scientists, Robert Huebner and George Todaro, in 1969, although on scant evidence.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
-
This phenomenon—like an addict feeding an addiction by ramping up the use of a drug—is called oncogene amplification.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
-
It was termed an oncogene,* a gene capable of causing cancer.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
-
It was termed an oncogene,* a gene capable of causing cancer.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
-
This phenomenon—like an addict feeding an addiction by ramping up the use of a drug—is called oncogene amplification.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
-
It was termed an oncogene,* a gene capable of causing cancer.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
-
This phenomenon—like an addict feeding an addiction by ramping up the use of a drug—is called oncogene amplification.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
-
Firstly, the normal cellular oncogene is hyperactive, and secondly the oncogene product is altered so that it can no longer be regulated in a normal way.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 - Press Release 1989
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.