regulatory gene
regulatory gene
nounDefinition of REGULATORY 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
Variants of REGULATORY GENE
regulatory gene or regulator gene
First Known Use of REGULATORY GENE
1961
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