ONCOGENE

Meaning of ONCOGENE in English

[noun] [C] - a gene that is present in every cell and causes a healthy cell to become cancerous under particular conditions

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

ONCOGENE — noun Date: 1969 a gene having the potential to cause a normal cell to become cancerous
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ONCOGENE — cancer . It is a sequence of DNA that has been altered or mutated from its original form, the proto-oncogene …
Английский словарь Британика
ONCOGENE — ˈäŋkōˌjēn noun Etymology: onco- (I) + gene : a gene having the potential to cause a normal cell to become …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONCOGENE — /ong"keuh jeen'/ , n. Genetics. any gene that is a causative factor in the initiation of cancerous growth. [ 1965-70; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONCOGENE — n. (Medical) mutated gene that may result in the onset of cancer in an animal or human
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ONCOGENE — noun Date: 1969 : a gene having the potential to cause a normal cell to become cancerous
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONCOGENE — [ 'ɒŋkə(ʊ)dʒi:n ] ■ noun Medicine a gene which in certain circumstances can transform a cell into a tumour cell.
Concise Oxford English vocab
ONCOGENE — [on.co.gene] n (1969): a gene having the potential to cause a normal cell to become cancerous
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ONCOGENE — genetic material that carries the ability to induce cancer. An oncogene is a sequence of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) that has …
Britannica English vocabulary
ONCOGENE — oncogene BrE AmE ˈɒŋk ə ʊ dʒiːn AmE \ ˈɑːŋk oʊ- -ə- ▷ oncogene|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ONCOGENE — n. a gene which can transform a cell into a tumour cell. øøoncogenic adj. oncogenous adj.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONCOGENE — n. a gene which can transform a cell into a tumour cell. oncogenic adj. oncogenous adj.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONCOGENE — n. a gene which can transform a cell into a tumour cell. Derivatives: oncogenic adj. oncogenous adj.
Oxford English vocab
ONCOGENE — n. Gene that can cause cancer . It is a sequence of DNA that has been altered or mutated from …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ONCOGENE — A gene that plays a normal role in cell growth and, when altered, may contribute to the growth of a …
English Dictionary of Medicine
ONCOGENE — A gene that normally directs cell growth. If altered, an oncogene can promote or allow the uncontrolled growth of cancer. …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
ONCOGENE — a gene (e.g., p53) that facilitates the development of cancer by regulating cell growth, either by actively "turning on" abnormal …
AIDS English Glossary
ONCOGENE — Онкоген
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ONCOGENE — онкоген
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
ONCOGENE — онкоген
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ONCOGENE — Онкоген
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
ONCOGENE — n. Pronunciation: ' ä ŋ -k ō - ˌ j ē n Function: noun Date: 1969 : a gene having …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PROTO-ONCOGENE — "ˌ noun Etymology: prot- + oncogene : a gene having the potential for change into an active oncogene
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROTO-ONCOGENE — /proh'toh ong"keuh jeen'/ , n. a normally present gene that appears to have a role in the regulation of normal …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROTO-ONCOGENE — A normal gene involved in cell division or proliferation which, when altered by mutation, becomes an oncogene that can contribute …
English Dictionary of Medicine
BISHOP, J(OHN) MICHAEL — born Feb. 22, 1936, York, Pa., U.S. U.S. virologist. He graduated from Harvard Medical School. In 1970 he and oncogene …
Английский словарь Британика
ANTIONCOGENE — "ˌ noun Etymology: anti- (I) + oncogene (herein) : tumor suppressor gene herein
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RETROVIRUS — — retroviral , adj. /re'treuh vuy"reuhs, re"treuh vuy'-/ , n. , pl. retroviruses . any of a family of single-stranded …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANCER GENE — oncogene. [ 1975-80 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TUMOUR SUPPRESSOR GENE — also called Anti-oncogene, any of a class of genes that are normally involved in regulating cell growth but that may …
Britannica English vocabulary
RECEPTOR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN antagonist ▪ The possible therapeutic effect of a specific receptor antagonist in inflammatory bowel …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BISHOP, JOHN MICHAEL — born Feb. 22, 1936, York, Pa., U.S. U.S. virologist. He graduated from Harvard Medical School. In 1970 he and Harold …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Cambridge English vocab

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