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Regulatory gene - Glossary Entry

Synonym(s)

  • genes, regulator
  • regulator gene
  • trans acting element
  • transcriptional regulatory elements

Definition(s)

Genes which regulate or circumscribe the activity of other genes; specifically, genes which code for proteins (repressors or activators) which regulate the genetic transcription of the structural genes and/or regulatory genes.

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A gene that regulates the expression of one or more structural genes by controlling the production of a protein (as a genetic repressor) which regulates their rate of transcription.

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Published: October 22, 2004
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