| NOUN | body | transforming gene, oncogene | a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells |
|---|
| Meaning | A gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | oncogene | |
| Broader | gene, cistron, factor | (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain |
| Spanish | oncogén | |
| Catalan | oncogen | |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact