A gene that controls the expression of one or more other genes; especially one that produces a protein that inhibits the transcription of another gene.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Quarterly Review of Biology. After French gène régulateur.
Definition of regulator gene in US English:
regulator gene
noun
Genetics
A gene that controls the expression of one or more other genes; especially one that produces a protein that inhibits the transcription of another gene.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Quarterly Review of Biology. After French gène régulateur.