Term: oncogene: a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: hop garden: a garden where hops are grown
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: darwinism: a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: subnormality: the state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence)
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: woodenness: the quality of being wooden and awkward
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: outside: the outer side or surface of something
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: chinese paddlefish: fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: procellariidae: petrels; fulmars; shearwaters
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: ruby-crowned kinglet: American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: roller coaster: anything characterized by abrupt and extreme changes (especially up and down)