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oncogenes

oncogenes is the plural of oncogene.

Meaning of oncogene

Noun

oncogene (plural oncogenes)

  1. Any gene that contributes to the conversion of a normal cell into a cancerous cell when mutated or expressed at high levels.
    • It was obvious from the start what kinds of genes oncogenes would turn out to be – genes that encourage cells to grow.1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 234

Questions about oncogenes

What is oncogenes the plural of?
Oncogenes is the plural of oncogene.

Words near oncogenes in the dictionary

  1. oncofertility
  2. oncofetal
  3. oncofoetal
  4. oncogen
  5. oncogene
  6. oncogenes
  7. oncogeneses
  8. oncogenesis
  9. oncogenetic
  10. oncogenetically
  11. oncogeneticist

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