regulatory gene

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noun Genetics.

any gene that exercises control over the expression of another gene or genes.

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Origin of regulatory gene

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby regulatory gene

Regulation T, Regulation U, regulator, regulator pin, regulatory, regulatory gene, regulatory risk, reguline, regulo, regulus, regurgitate

How to use regulatory gene in a sentence

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.
Animals have an internal ‘GPS’ that tells body parts where to grow|Ethan Bier/The Conversation|November 12, 2021|Popular-Science
It has nothing to do with the regulatory job he is nominated for.
Sen. Warren’s Main Street Crusade to Pressure Clinton|Eleanor Clift|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He could order the Justice Department to begin the necessary regulatory work.
Obama’s Pot Policy Is Refer Madness|James Poulos|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It got it all out there… Gene Hackman and Douglas… Melvyn Douglas is amazing.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

And now Portland, Los Angeles, and San Francisco are all suing Uber for refusing to play by their old regulatory playbooks.
Why Do ‘Progressives’ Want to Ban Uber and AirBnB?|Adam Thierer, Christopher Koopman|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Was the blackface scene with Gene Wilder in Silver Streak an important step in how American audiences view minstrelsy?
How Richard Pryor Beat Bill Cosby and Transformed America|David Yaffe, Scott Saul|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mass' Gene has gone to his company; we are left alone here to meet them.
A Confederate Girl's Diary|Sarah Margan Dawson
The need for additional resource/use plans and regulatory programs is recognized by the National Park Service.
Humpback Whales in Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska|United States Department of Commerce, Marine Mammal Commission
Gene steered the car to the cliff side of the road to prevent the peril of a plunge by the horse.
Penny of Top Hill Trail|Belle Kanaris Maniates
If no one had picked her up en route, he could easily overtake her in the big car, which Gene had now repaired.
Penny of Top Hill Trail|Belle Kanaris Maniates
"I never saw Gene looking so bad in all his life," observed Witla pére to his wife the day Eugene arrived.
The "Genius"|Theodore Dreiser