Search Results for: repressor
Repressor protein
Definition noun, plural: repressor proteins A protein in which its binding to the operator inhibits the transcription of one... Read More
Inactive repressor
Inactive repressor a repressor that cannot combine with an operator gene until it has combined with a corepressor (usually a... Read More
Gene Action – Operon Hypothesis
Reviewed by: Mary Anne Clark, Ph.D. Some genes are switched on or off depending on environmental conditions. The... Read More
Regulatory gene
Definition noun, plural: regulatory genes A gene that is involved in the production of a substance that controls or... Read More
Lac operon
Lac operon --> lactose operon group of adjacent and coordinately controlled genes concerned with the metabolism of... Read More
Lysogenic conversion
Lysogenic conversion --> lysogeny (Science: virology) The ability of some phages to survive in a bacterium as a result of... Read More
Promoter gene
Definition noun, plural: promoter genes (genetics) A site in a DNA molecule at which RNA polymerase and transcription... Read More
Even-skipped
Definition noun (1) One of the pair-rule genes (together with hairy and runt) directly activated by gap gene products... Read More
Messenger ribonucleic acid
Definition noun plural: messenger ribonucleic acids mes•sen•ger ri•bo•nu•cle•ic ac•id, ˈmɛ.sɪn.dʒəɹ... Read More