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noun Genetics.
the alteration in the expression of a gene or genetic region due to its relocation within the genome as a result of inversion or translocation.
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Origin of position effect
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby position effect
positif, position, positional notation, position angle, position audit, position effect, positioner, positioning, position isomer, position line, position paper
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British Dictionary definitions for position effect
position effect
noun
the effect on the phenotype of interacting genes when their relative positions on the chromosome are altered, as by inversion
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