noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A protein that binds to specific DNA sequences, thereby controlling the flow (or transcription) of genetic information from DNA to mRNA.

Synonyms

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dna-binding proteindna-binding regulatorgene expression regulatorgene regulatorregulatortranscription regulator

Antonyms

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nonregulator