represser
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of represser
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at repress, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Ptashne was majoring in philosophy at Reed College in Portland, Ore., when he became fascinated by a theory about represser molecules and switched to chemistry in his senior year.
From Time Magazine Archive
Isolating and analyzing the substance that had combined with the tracer molecules, they discovered that it was a large protein molecule � their long-sought "lactose represser."
From Time Magazine Archive
The remaining genes, they proposed, were deactivated �turned off by mysterious represser substances produced by other genes.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1967 the Harvard molecular biologist detected a molecule, called a "represser," that regulates the way a gene functions, possibly a key in the study of cancer.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then, O represser of foes, at sunrise, having finished his daily devotions, Dhaumya came unto the Pandavas, with Arshtishena.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
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