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regulatory gene

reg·u·late gene
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [reg-yuh-leyt jeen]
    • /ˈrɛg yəˌleɪt dʒin/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [reg-yuh-leyt jeen]
    • /ˈrɛg yəˌleɪt dʒin/

Definition of regulatory gene words

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

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Origin of regulatory gene

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Regulatory gene

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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regulatory gene popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for regulatory gene

noun regulatory gene

  • cistron — the section of a chromosome that encodes a single polypeptide chain

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