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corepressor

corepressor noun: any substance that reacts with a genetic repressor in order to activate it and decrease gene expression.

Noun

corepressor (plural corepressors)

  1. Any substance that reacts with a genetic repressor in order to activate it and decrease gene expression

Forms of corepressor

pluralcorepressors

Origin of corepressor

From co- + repressor.

Questions about corepressor

What does corepressor mean?
Corepressor means any substance that reacts with a genetic repressor in order to activate it and decrease gene expression.
What part of speech is corepressor?
Corepressor is a noun.
What is the plural of corepressor?
The plural of corepressor is corepressors.

Words near corepressor in the dictionary

  1. corepressed
  2. corepresses
  3. corepressing
  4. corepression
  5. corepressive
  6. corepressor
  7. corepressors
  8. coreq
  9. coreqs
  10. corequirement
  11. corequirements

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