Gene or Genome
regulatory gene
reg·u·la·to·ry ex·pres·sion
Subclass of:
Genes
Definitions related to genes, regulator:
  • (regulatory gene) Regulatory Genes encode products that regulate or circumscribe the activity of diverse cellular functions.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (regulatory gene) Structural genes that code for proteins which bind to DNA and regulate genetic events; compare with GENETIC REGULATORY ELEMENT and STRUCTURAL GENE.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Genes which regulate or circumscribe the activity of other genes; specifically, genes which code for PROTEINS or RNAs which have GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION functions.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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