Usually means: Normal gene that can mutate.
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  1. proto-oncogene: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  3. proto-oncogene: Wordnik
  4. proto-oncogene: Wiktionary
  5. proto-oncogene: Dictionary.com
  6. Proto-oncogene: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. proto-oncogene: Rhymezone
  8. proto-oncogene: FreeDictionary.org
  9. proto-oncogene: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. proto-oncogene: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. proto-oncogene: Encyclopedia

Medicine (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. proto-oncogene: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Proto-oncogene: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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  5. proto-oncogene: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  6. Molecular Biology Glossary (No longer online)
  7. proto-oncogene: Medical dictionary
  8. Proto-oncogene: Drug Medical Dictionary

Science (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Drug Discovery and Development (No longer online)
  2. Proto-oncogene: Cytokines & Cells Online Pathfinder Encyclopaedia
  3. AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY (No longer online)

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noun:  (genetics) A gene, promoting the specialization and division of normal cells, that could become an oncogene due to mutation.

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