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proto-oncogene vs gene

gene vs proto-oncogene

proto-oncogene and gene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
proto-oncogene Yes No No No
gene Yes No No No
As nouns, gene is a hypernym of proto-oncogene; that is, gene is a word with a broader meaning than proto-oncogene:
  • proto-oncogene: a normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene
  • 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 proto-oncogene include cistron, factor.
proto-oncogene (noun) gene (noun)
a normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene (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 proto-oncogene and gene

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