sonic hedgehog

Questions

What does sonic hedgehog mean?

A morphogenic protein that controls cell division of adult stem cells and has been implicated in the development of some cancers.

Where does sonic hedgehog come from?

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)).

How to pronounce sonic hedgehog

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