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Definition: Suppressor Gene |
Suppressor GeneNoun1. A gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Suppressor GeneSynonyms: suppresser (n), suppresser gene (n), suppressor (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Suppressor Gene |
| Specialty definitions using "suppressor gene": Li-Fraumeni Syndrome ♦ p53 gene, Protein p16 ♦ Retinoblastoma Protein. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | One particular tumor suppressor gene codes for a protein called "p53" that can trigger cell suicide (apoptosis). (references) | |
For example, colon cancer can begin with a defect in a tumor suppressor gene that allows excessive cell proliferation. (references) | ||
The loss of a tumor suppressor gene function is like having a brake pedal that does not function properly, thereby allowing the cell to grow and divide continually. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expression using "suppressor gene": tumor suppressor gene. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
tumor suppressor gene | 5 |
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| Language | Translations for "suppressor gene"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | suppressorgen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | tumorsuppressorgen (suppressor gene for the oncogenes), tumorsuppressorgeen (tumo(u)r suppressor gene). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | gène suppresseur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Suppressor Gen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | gene soppressore degli oncogeni (suppressor gene for the oncogenes), gene oncosoppressore (tumo(u)r suppressor gene). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | uppressorsay enegay gene supressor de tumor (tumo(u)r suppressor gene). (various references) gen supresor de tumor (tumo(u)r suppressor gene), gen supresor de oncogenes (suppressor gene for the oncogenes). (various references) suppressorgen för tumörer (tumo(u)r suppressor gene). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-e-g-n-o-p-p-r-r-s-s-s-u" | |
-2 letters: propernesses, superpersons. | |
-3 letters: superperson. | |
-4 letters: engrossers, progresses, properness, purenesses, supergenes, superposes, suppressor. | |
-5 letters: engrosser, engrosses, espousers, oppresses, oppugners, pressruns, pressures, regresses, repousses, represses, responses, superegos, supergene, superpose, superpros, supposers, suspenser, suspensor. | |
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