regulatory gene
or regulator gene
noun Genetics.
any gene that exercises control over the expression of another gene or genes.
Origin of regulatory gene
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby regulatory gene
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regulatory sequence,
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regulus
Medical definitions for regulator gene
regulator gene
[ rĕg′yə-lā′tər ]
n.
A gene that causes the production of a protein that represses the activity of another gene in an operon.