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repressor
[ ri-pres-er ]
noun
- Genetics. a protein that binds DNA at an operator site and thereby prevents transcription of one or more adjacent genes.
repressor
/ rɪˈprɛsə /
noun
- biochem a protein synthesized under the control of a repressor gene, which has the capacity to bind to the operator gene and thereby shut off the expression of the structural genes of an operon
repressor
/ rĭ-prĕs′ər /
- A protein that binds to an operator, blocking transcription of an operon and the enzymes for which the operon codes.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of repressor1
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Example Sentences
In his principal work, the "Repressor of over much blaming of the Clergy," ed.
From Project Gutenberg
O repressor of foes, we will fight and either this one will slay us, or we shall slay him, O mighty-armed one.
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