Home/Topics/General Medical Terms/ras peptide General Medical Terms Genetics & Molecular Medicine ras peptide Listen Save Share Print Meaning of ras peptide: A short piece of the ras protein, which is made by the ras gene. Definition of ras peptide A short piece of the ras protein, which is made by the ras gene. The ras gene has been found to cause cancer when it is mutated (changed). Written and maintained by James Murray · Last updated July 21, 2026 Educational reference, not medical advice. Read the limitations. Keep exploringRelated termsMore in General Medical Terms → Genetics & Molecular Biology deoxyribonucleic acid The full chemical name of DNA, and it is descriptive: a sugar missing an oxygen, a nucleus, and an acid. Read definition → Genetics & Molecular Biology DNA Two meters of it are packed into a cell too small to see, arranged so any short stretch can still be found and read. Read definition → Genetics & Molecular Biology hereditary Present from the first cell onward, even when nothing shows for decades, and never the same claim as present at birth. Read definition → Biological & Chemical Substances adenosine triphosphate Cells hold only a tiny standing amount and recycle it endlessly, so adenosine triphosphate works as a currency rather than as a store of energy. Read definition →
Genetics & Molecular Biology deoxyribonucleic acid The full chemical name of DNA, and it is descriptive: a sugar missing an oxygen, a nucleus, and an acid. Read definition →
Genetics & Molecular Biology DNA Two meters of it are packed into a cell too small to see, arranged so any short stretch can still be found and read. Read definition →
Genetics & Molecular Biology hereditary Present from the first cell onward, even when nothing shows for decades, and never the same claim as present at birth. Read definition →
Biological & Chemical Substances adenosine triphosphate Cells hold only a tiny standing amount and recycle it endlessly, so adenosine triphosphate works as a currency rather than as a store of energy. Read definition →