HyperDic: proto-oncogene

English > 1 sense of the word proto-oncogene:
NOUNbodyproto-oncogenea normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene
English > proto-oncogene: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene.
Broadergene, cistron, factor(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain

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