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oncogene

Syllabification: (on·co·gene)
Pronunciation: /ˈäNGkəˌjēn/

Definition of oncogene

noun

Medicine
  • a gene that in certain circumstances can transform a cell into a tumor cell.

oncogene in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of oncogene in the British & World English dictionary