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noun
A morphogenic protein that controls cell division of adult stem cells and has been implicated in the development of some cancers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: capitalized, sometimes, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: Shh
Antonyms: none provided
History
Named after the video game character Sonic the Hedgehog, in reference to the hedgehog signalling pathway, itself from sonic (Japanese ソニック (Sonikku)).
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
