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(genetics) A gene, promoting the specialization and division of normal cells, that could become an oncogene due to mutation..
Typically, proto-oncogenes are normal cellular genes that, when activated by mutation or overexpression, promote cancer.
Use proto-oncogene when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Proto-oncogene means (genetics) A gene, promoting the specialization and division of normal cells, that could become an oncogene due to mutation..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Typically, proto-oncogenes are normal cellular genes that, when activated by mutation or overexpression, promote cancer.
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