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regulatory gene

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Or regulator gene

noun

Genetics.

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

Etymology

Origin of regulatory gene

First recorded in 1960–65

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For example, the analysis found that coelacanths and tetrapods share a regulatory gene sequence that helps to promote limb development.

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