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proto-oncogene

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pro·to-on·co·gene  (prt-nk-jn, -ngk-)
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A normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene.
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Noun1.proto-oncogene - a normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene
cistron, gene, factor - (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"
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