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A missense mutation that converts the normal ras gene into an oncogene.

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Humans have more than one type of ras gene. One of them is designated rasH. This gene encodes a protein with 189 amino acids. Only a short portion of the polypeptide sequence is shown here. A change of the 12th amino acid, from a glycine to a valine, promotes cancer.
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