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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

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Definition of Oncogene

1. a gene that causes a cell to become cancerous [n -S]

Medical Definition of Oncogene

1. Mutated and/or overexpressed version of a normal gene of animal cells (the proto-oncogene) 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 tumour cell. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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