がん抑よく制せい遺い伝でん子し

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Meanings

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tumor suppressor gene

A gene that helps prevent uncontrolled cell growth; mutations can lead to cancer. Technical term used in genetics and oncology.

p53 is one of the well-known tumor suppressor genes.

がん抑よく制せい遺い伝でん子しの変へん異いが、がんの発はっ生せいに関かかわることがあります。

Mutations in tumor suppressor genes can be involved in the development of cancer.

がん遺い伝でん子し
Oncogene; promotes cell growth and can cause cancer when overactive, whereas a tumor suppressor gene normally inhibits growth and cancer arises when it is inactivated.

がん抑よく制せい遺い伝でん子し
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; the first part is often written in kana for readability.
癌がん抑よく制せい遺い伝でん子し
Full kanji spelling; 癌 is a non-jōyō kanji, so the mixed form is more common in general texts.

Compound of 癌 (cancer) + 抑制 (suppression) + 遺伝子 (gene). A calque from English 'tumor suppressor gene'.

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