Genetic Function
gene silencing
Subclass of:
Epigenesis, Genetic
Definitions related to gene silencing:
  • Any process carried out at the cellular level that results in either long-term transcriptional repression via action on chromatin structure or RNA mediated, post-transcriptional repression of gene expression.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • Interruption or suppression of the expression of a gene at transcriptional or translational levels.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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