Oncogenic
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An oncogenic process is any tumor-forming process. Oncovirinae, retroviruses which contain an onc gene, are categorized as such because they trigger the growth of tumorous tissues in the host. Oncogenesis is the process of malignant tumor growth.
[edit] See also
- carcinogen
- mutagen
- teratogen
- oncogene through turning on which oncogenesis may be mediated
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