oncogene

See also: oncogène

English

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oncogene

Wikipedia

Etymology

From onco- +‎ gene.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒŋkə(ʊ)dʒiːn/

Noun

oncogene (plural oncogenes)

1. (oncology, genetics) Any gene that contributes to the conversion of a normal cell into a cancerous cell when mutated or expressed at high levels.
   • 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 234:

     It was obvious from the start what kinds of genes oncogenes would turn out to be – genes that encourage cells to grow.

Derived terms

• antioncogene
• proto-oncogene

Related terms

• oncogenesis
• oncogenetic
• oncogenetics
• oncogenic
• oncogenics
• oncogenome
• oncogenomic
• oncogenomics
• oncologic, oncological
• oncology
• oncoprotein
• oncoproteogenome
• oncoproteogenomic
• oncoproteogenomics
• oncoproteome
• oncoproteomic
• oncoproteomics
• proto-oncogene
• proto-oncogenic

Translations

gene

Chinese: Mandarin: 癌基因 (zh) (áijīyīn), 致癌基因 (zhì'ái jīyīn) Czech: onkogen m Finnish: syöpägeeni, onkogeeni (fi) French: oncogène (fr) Hungarian: onkogén (hu) Italian: oncogene (it) m Portuguese: oncogene m Spanish: oncogén (es) m

Further reading

• “oncogene”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Italian

Etymology 1

From onco- +‎ gene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɔn.koˈd͡ʒɛ.ne/
• Rhymes: -ɛne
• Hyphenation: on‧co‧gè‧ne

Noun

oncogene m (plural oncogeni)

1. (oncology, genetics) oncogene

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /onˈkɔ.d͡ʒe.ne/
• Rhymes: -ɔdʒene
• Hyphenation: on‧cò‧ge‧ne

Adjective

oncogene

1. feminine plural of oncogeno

Further reading

• oncogene in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• oncogene in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• oncogene in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• oncogène in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• oncogène in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From onco- +‎ gene.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /õ.koˈʒẽ.ni/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /õ.koˈʒẽ.ni/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /õ.koˈʒe.ne/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /õ.kɔˈʒɛ.nɨ/

• Hyphenation: on‧co‧ge‧ne

Noun

oncogene m (plural oncogenes)

1. (oncology, genetics) oncogene (gene that contributes to the conversion of a normal cell into a cancerous cell)

Further reading

• “oncogene”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “oncogene”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “oncogene”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “oncogene”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025