proto-oncogene

1. 1.

   a normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene

   Broadergene

Questions about proto-oncogene

What does proto-oncogene mean?

proto-oncogene means "a normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene".

How many syllables are in proto-oncogene?

proto-oncogene has 4 syllables and divides as pro-to-on-co-gene under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is proto-oncogene a common word?

proto-oncogene is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.