Definition of Suppresser gene

1. Noun. A gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene).

Exact synonyms: Suppresser, Suppressor, Suppressor Gene
Generic synonyms: Cistron, Factor, Gene
Specialized synonyms: Tumor Suppressor Gene

Lexicographical Neighbors of Suppresser Gene

supposititious
suppositor
suppositories
suppositors
suppositum
supposively
supposta
supposure
supposures
suppress
suppressant
suppressants
suppressed
suppresser
suppresser gene (current term)
suppresses
suppresseth
suppressibility
suppressible
suppressing
suppressio veri
suppression
suppressions
suppressive
suppressive fire
suppressiveness
suppressor
suppressor gene
suppressors

Literary usage of Suppresser gene

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope (1998)
"() first demonstrated the utility of this approach by inactivating the p53 tumour suppresser gene in mice. Animals with no functional p53 developed normally ..."

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