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View synonyms for regulatory gene
regulatory gene
or regulator gene
noun
, Genetics.
- any gene that exercises control over the expression of another gene or genes.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of regulatory gene1
First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences
The first, called the instructive hypothesis, proposes that these shape-controlling genes function as “master” regulatory genes that supply the body instructions on how to develop different body parts.
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