regulatory gene
noun
variants
or regulator gene
: a gene that regulates the expression of one or more structural genes by controlling the production of a protein (such as a genetic repressor) which regulates their rate of transcription
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Developmental biologists have had tremendous success in identifying networks of regulatory genes that talk to one another — cascading systems of feedback loops that turn genes on or off at exactly the right time and place to build, say, an eye or a leg.
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Quanta Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
In Gray’s case, the gene editor built by Crispr Therapeutics intentionally crippled a regulatory gene in her bone marrow cells, boosting production of a dormant, fetal form of hemoglobin, and overcoming a mutation that leads to poor production of the adult form of the oxygen-carrying molecule.
—Megan Molteni, Wired, 7 July 2020
None of this is that surprising, EDAR is a significant regulatory gene which shapes the peripheries and exterior of an organism.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2013
Quanta Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
In Gray’s case, the gene editor built by Crispr Therapeutics intentionally crippled a regulatory gene in her bone marrow cells, boosting production of a dormant, fetal form of hemoglobin, and overcoming a mutation that leads to poor production of the adult form of the oxygen-carrying molecule.
—Megan Molteni, Wired, 7 July 2020
None of this is that surprising, EDAR is a significant regulatory gene which shapes the peripheries and exterior of an organism.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2013
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1960, in the meaning defined above
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regulatory gene
noun
variants
or regulator gene
: a gene that regulates the expression of one or more structural genes by controlling the production of a protein (as a genetic repressor) which regulates their rate of transcription
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