suppresser
- noun
- /səˈprɛsər/
- Specialized
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gen supresor
- Researchers discovered a new suppresser that counteracts the effects of the disease-causing gene.
Examples
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The presence of the suppresser altered the inheritance pattern of the trait.
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Researchers identified a new suppresser in the fruit fly genome.
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A mutation in the suppresser can reactivate the original gene's expression.
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The suppresser gene plays a crucial role in regulating traits.
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The newly identified suppresser gene significantly reduced the impact of the harmful mutation.
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A specific suppresser can inhibit the expression of the mutant gene, leading to healthier plants.
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Scientists are studying how the suppresser gene influences the development of certain traits in mice.
Synonyms
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A gene that reduces the effects of another gene, often a harmful change
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A substance, gene, or protein that attaches to DNA to stop a gene from working
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A gene that reduces the effect of a harmful mutated gene
A gene that stops or reduces another gene from working
A gene that makes a protein that stops other genes from turning on
A gene that hides the effect of another gene so a trait does not appear
Part of DNA that makes a chemical to stop other genes from working
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Etymology
Suppresser comes from the Latin supprimere ('under' + 'to press') and shares the same idea as the English word press. In genetics a suppresser is something that 'presses down' the effect of another gene, so the name fits because it reduces or stops that gene's expression.