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position effect

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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Nearby words

posit, positif, position, position angle, position audit, position effect, position isomer, position line, position paper, position sense, positional notation

Origin of position effect

First recorded in 1925–30
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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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Medicine definitions for position effect

position effect

n.

Variation in the expression of a gene that results from changes in the gene's position along a chromosome.
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