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Oncogenic

oncogenic --> oncogenous

Causing, inducing, or being suitable for the formation and development of a neoplasm.

Synonym: oncogenic.


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Natural selection is proven wrong

... addressed this question, and you have refused to answer it. Would you mind finally explaining what was wrong with my previous analysis of why oncogenic genes might be considered beneficial from an evolutionary standpoint? For that matter, you have also declined to answer my question of what ...

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by alextemplet
Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:19 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
Replies: 177
Views: 16275

Natural selection is proven wrong

... answered even one of the questions presented to you. I am still waiting for you to explain what was wrong with my previous analysis of oncogenic genes and natural selection. In fact, all you have done is provide quotes taken out of context that you clearly do not understand, and you ...

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by alextemplet
Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:32 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
Replies: 177
Views: 16275

Mutation

... ..................... 2). Chromosomal rearrangement that involved the gene .................... 3). Gene amplification ..................... 4). Oncogenic retrovirus insertion ..................... What I'm sure enough is number 4 for the gene amplification mechansim, the others, I'm rather confused. ...

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by whizzbee
Sun Mar 01, 2009 3:42 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Mutation
Replies: 0
Views: 450

membrane cholesterol

... probably has a role in the disease. This in not what I'm working on, but would like to know for a question I'm working on regarding adenoviral oncogenic transformation. Any direct help would be much appreciated.

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by ianawhite
Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:31 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: membrane cholesterol
Replies: 4
Views: 798

virology

... ways through development of RNA and DNA synthesis of latent infections. The secodn question is below, I am not sure why picornaviruses are not oncogenic, just sort of guessed. 2.Explain why picornaviruses are not oncogenic tumor viruses. In regards to tumor viruses, these viruses result from ...

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by rabia
Tue May 06, 2008 7:32 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: virology
Replies: 3
Views: 1401
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