Definition
noun, plural: luxury genes
A gene that codes for specialized cell products and is expressed abundantly.
Supplement
Luxury genes are tissue-specific or organ-specific, which means they are not expressed in all cells. They are not constantly expressed, only when their function is needed. Examples of luxury genes are plasmids of bacteria and genes coding for heat-shock proteins.
Compare: housekeeping gene.
See also: genetic expression, transcription.
Dictionary > Luxury gene
You will also like...

Human Biology – Food and Digestion
This tutorial recognizes the importance of food as a source of energy that will fuel many biological processes. A good d..

Plant Water Regulation
Plants need to regulate water in order to stay upright and structurally stable. Find out the different evolutionary adap..

Human Perception – Neurology
This tutorial investigates perception as two people can interpret the same thing differently. Know more about human perc..

Population Growth and Survivorship
This lesson looks at population attributes, regulation, and growth. It also covers population genetics, particularly gen..

Human Reproduction
Humans are capable of only one mode of reproduction, i.e. sexual reproduction. Haploid sex cells (gametes) are produced ..

Genetic Control – On and Off Genes
Genes are the blueprint of our bodies, a blueprint that creates a variety of proteins essential to any organism's surviv..