position effect
noun Genetics.
the alteration in the expression of a gene or genetic region due to its relocation within the genome as a result of inversion or translocation.
Origin of position effect
First recorded in 1925–30
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British Dictionary definitions for position effect
position effect
noun
the effect on the phenotype of interacting genes when their relative positions on the chromosome are altered, as by inversion
Medical definitions for position effect
position effect
n.
Variation in the expression of a gene that results from changes in the gene's position along a chromosome.