单词 | cancer gene |
释义 | > as lemmascancer gene cancer gene n. a gene which predisposes the subject to a form of cancer; an oncogene. ΚΠ 1950 Austin (Texas) Statesman 5 Apr. 5/4 (heading) Evidence by Stanford pair aids cancer-gene theory. 1992 Cambr. Encycl. Human Evol. (1994) vii. iv. 278/1 In the cancer-associated or activated form, these genes are termed oncogenes (cancer genes), but when fulfilling their normal cellular role they are called proto-oncogenes. 2005 N.Y. Times Mag. 4 Dec. 56/2 Twenty years ago we didn't know what human cancer genes were. < as lemmas |
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