Medical Dictionary
regulatory gene
noun
Medical Definition of REGULATORY GENE
: a gene that regulates the expression of one or more structural genes by controlling the production of a protein (as a genetic repressor) which regulates their rate of transcription
Variants of REGULATORY GENE
regulatory gene or regulator gene
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up regulatory gene? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).