repressor
[ ri-pres-er ]
/ rɪˈprɛs ər /
noun
Genetics. a protein that binds DNA at an operator site and thereby prevents transcription of one or more adjacent genes.
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British Dictionary definitions for repressor
repressor
/ (rɪˈprɛsə) /
noun
biochem a protein synthesized under the control of a repressor gene, which has the capacity to bind to the operator gene and thereby shut off the expression of the structural genes of an operon
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Medical definitions for repressor
repressor
[ rĭ-prĕs′ər ]
n.
One that represses.
A protein, especially either of two proteins produced by regulatory genes, that blocks transcription of an operon.
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Scientific definitions for repressor
repressor
[ rĭ-prĕs′ər ]
A protein that binds to an operator, blocking transcription of an operon and the enzymes for which the operon codes.
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