proto-oncogene

== English == === Alternative forms === protooncogene === Etymology === From proto- + oncogene. === Noun === proto-oncogene (plural proto-oncogenes) (genetics) A gene, promoting the specialization and division of normal cells, that could become an oncogene due to mutation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== Lodish, Harvey with Berk, Arnold, Zipursky, Lawrence S., Matsudaira, Paul, Baltimore, David, and Darnell, James (2000), “Glossary”, in Molecular Cell Biology‎[1], fourth edition, New York, N.Y.: W. H. FREEMAN, →ISBN, retrieved 11 December 2009