| somatic mutation |
Gene rearrangements occurring in somatic cells rather than germline cells.
Ãâó: www.sonoma.edu/users/t/thatcher/biol480/voc2.htm
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| somatic mutation |
a mutation that occurs in any cell other than a germline cell and is thus non-heritable.
Ãâó: www-hsc.usc.edu/~dconti/notes/genetic_terms.htm
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| somatic mutation |
The alteration of a gene in the cell of a specific tissue. If the mutation occurs in a gene that normally controls cell growth or cell life-span, referred to as proto-oncogene, the mutated gene may become a cancer-causing gene or oncogene. This change is called
Ãâó: www.cllinfo.com/Glossary/glossary_S.html
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