regulatory gene
or regulator gene
nounGenetics.
any gene that exercises control over the expression of another gene or genes.
Origin of regulatory gene
1First recorded in 1960–65
Words Nearby regulatory gene
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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
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