repressor gene

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   gene that prevents a nonallele from being transcribed

   Broadergene

Questions about repressor gene

What does repressor gene mean?

repressor gene means "gene that prevents a nonallele from being transcribed".

Is repressor gene a common word?

repressor 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.