TURRET-SHIP
\tˈʌɹɪtʃˈɪp], \tˈʌɹɪtʃˈɪp], \t_ˈʌ_ɹ_ɪ_t_ʃ_ˈɪ_p]\
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A formidable iron-clad war-vessel with low sides, in which heavy guns are mounted within one or more iron turrets, which may be rotated, so that the guns may be made to bear and be fired in any required direction; another kind of iron-clads are called-monitors.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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bcr v abl Oncogene
- Retrovirus-associated DNA sequences (abl) originally isolated from Abelson murine leukemia virus (Ab-MuLV). proto-oncogene abl (codes for a protein that member tyrosine kinase family. human c-abl gene is located at 9q34.1 on the long arm of chromosome 9. It activated by translocation to bcr 22 in chronic myelogenous leukemia.