regulatory gene
noun
variants: or
regulator gene
Definition of regulatory 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
From the M-W Editors
1960
First Known Use of regulatory gene
1960
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