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oncogene vs gene

gene vs oncogene

oncogene and gene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
oncogene Yes No No No
gene Yes No No No
As nouns, gene is a hypernym of oncogene; that is, gene is a word with a broader meaning than oncogene:
  • oncogene: a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells
  • gene: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
Other hypernyms of oncogene include cistron, factor.
oncogene (noun) gene (noun)
a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
Difference between oncogene and gene

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