PROTO-ONCOGENE


Meaning of PROTO-ONCOGENE in English

/proh'toh ong"keuh jeen'/ , n.

a normally present gene that appears to have a role in the regulation of normal cell growth, but that is converted to an oncogene by mutation.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .