See Also: biblio-(dictionary)
Oncogene(medicine)
oncogene(dictionary)
Oncogene(health)
oncogene(encyclopedia)
c-oncogene(medicine)
immortalising oncogene(medicine)
dominant oncogene(medicine)
oncogene proteins(medicine)
oncogene proteins v-mos(medicine)

biblio- (iou) and oncogene (sh)


biblio- (iou)



biblio- combining form.
[Greek stem & combining form of biblion book: see -O-.]
Used in words adopted from Greek and in English formations modelled on these, with the sense 'of or relating to books or a book'.
biblioklept a book-thief L19.
bibli'olatry noun extravagant admiration of a book or for books M18.
bibli'ology noun the branch of knowledge that deals with books, book-lore; bibliography: E19.
bibliomancy noun divination by books; spec. divination by verses of the Bible: M18.
bibliomane noun = bibliomaniac noun E19.
biblio'mania noun a passion for the collecting and possessing of books M18.
biblio'maniac noun & adjective (a person) affected with or given to bibliomania E19.
biblioma'niacal adjective (of a) bibliomaniac E19.
biblio'metric adjective of or pertaining to bibliometrics L20.
biblio'metrics noun statistics as applied in bibliography; statistical analysis of books, articles, or Other publications: M20.
bibliopegy bookbinding as a fine Art L19.
biblio'therapy noun the use of reading matter for therapeutic purposes E20.
biblio'thetic adjective relating to the placing and arrangement of books on the shelves of a library L19.

oncogene (sh)




Gene that can cause cancer.

It is a sequence of DNA that has been altered or mutated from its original form, the proto-oncogene (see mutation). Proto-oncogenes promote the specialization and division of normal cells. A change in their genetic sequence can result in uncontrolled cell growth, ultimately causing the formation of a cancerous tumour. In humans, proto-oncogenes can be transformed into oncogenes in three ways: point mutation (alteration of a single nucleotide base pair), translocation (in which a segment of the chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome), or amplification (increase in the number of copies of the proto-oncogene). Oncogenes were first discovered in certain retroviruses and were later identified as cancer-causing agents in many animals. See also J. Michael Bishop; Harold Varmus.