suppresser gene

1. 1.

   a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)

   Synonymssuppressorsuppressersuppressor gene

   Broadergene

   Narrowertumor suppressor gene

Questions about suppresser gene

What does suppresser gene mean?

suppresser gene means "a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)".

What is another word for suppresser gene?

Close synonyms include suppressor, suppresser, suppressor gene. 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 suppresser gene a common word?

suppresser 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.