| oncogene |
A gene whose action promotes cell proliferation. Oncogenes are altered forms of proto-oncogenes.
Ãâó: www.modernhumanorigins.com/o.html
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| oncogenesis |
Tumor (cancer) initiation in an organism.
Ãâó: www.modernhumanorigins.com/o.html
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| ontogeny |
Development of the individual.
Ãâó: ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Defs_O.htm
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| onchocerciasis |
Infection with worms of the genus Onchocerca. Human infection is caused by O. volvulus, with heavy infestations usually characterized by the firm subcutaneous nodules called onchocercomas; a persistent dermatitis with a pruritic papular rash, sometimes associated with edema, lichenification, thickening, wrinkling, and atrophy of the skin, with areas of leukoderma; lymphadenitis; and ocular lesions, related to invasion and local death of the microfilariae (eye worms), which may progress to ...
Ãâó: www.antiquusmorbus.com/English/EnglishO.htm
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| ontogeny |
The sum of individual morphogenic processes and event, that describe plant development from seed germination through maturity.
Ãâó: www.knowledgebank.irri.org/glossary/Glossary/O.htm
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