Medical Definition of Cis acting

1. Having to do with a genetic element (such as a promoter or other regulatory locus) having an effect (like promotion or suppression) on two unrelated targets (such as genes) on the same chromosome as a result of their relative positions on the chromosome. A gene which regulates the transcription into mRNA of other genes nearby on the same chromosome by binding protein transcription factors which are necessary to turn transcription on or off. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cis Acting

Cistothorus palustris
Cistothorus platensis
cistron
cistron
cistronic
cistrons
cists
Cistus
cistuses
Cistus albidus
Cistus ladanifer
Cistus ladanum
cistvaen
cistvaens
cisvestism
cis acting (current term)
cis activation
cis configuration
cis dominance
cis trans test
cit
citable
citadel
citadels
cital
citalopram
citals
Citation
citational
citations

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