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Oncogenes

Early Oncogene Research, Rna Tumor Viruses And Proto-oncogenes, Proto-oncogene Activation Without Retroviruses



An oncogene is a gene that causes cancer. Oncogenes arise from normal cellular genes, often ones that help regulate cell division.

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