intergenic suppressor
intergenic suppressor A point mutation that negates or lessens the effects of another mutation in the same gene. For example, the effects of a primary frameshift mutation may be suppressed by a second mutation in which the deletion or insertion of a nucleotide occurs.
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point mutation , point mutation (gene mutation) A change in the nucleotide sequence of the DNA within a gene; a gene in which such a change has occurred is known as a… Pseudogenes , Pseudogenes are defective copies of functional genes. These may be partial or complete duplicates derived from polypeptide-encoding genes or RNA gene… Reverse Mutation , Skip to main content
reverse mutation
reverse mutation (reversion) The production by further mutation of a premutation gene from a mutant gene. This… gene family , gene family A group of similar or identical genes, usually along the same chromosome, that originate by gene duplication of a single original gene. S… Epigenetic inheritance , epigenetics The study of the mechanisms by which genes bring about their phenotypic effects.
epigenetics The study of the mechanisms by which genes b… Regulator Gene , regulatory gene In the operon theory of gene regulation, a gene that is involved in switching on or off the transcription of structural genes. When t…
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