modifier gene

1. 1.

   a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene

   Synonymsmodifier

   Broadergene

Questions about modifier gene

What does modifier gene mean?

modifier gene means "a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene".

What is another word for modifier gene?

Close synonyms include modifier. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is modifier gene a common word?

modifier gene is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.