repressor

rɪˈprɛsə

Definition

Definition of repressor - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

control factor

Rare

anything that suppresses or inhibits an action

Rare

The government acted as a repressor of free speech.

inhibitor

suppressor

biology

TECH.

protein that binds to DNA to regulate genes

TECH.

The repressor decreased the transcription rate of the gene.

controller

inhibitor

suppressor

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repressor gene

gene that prevents a nonallele from being transcribed

The repressor gene blocked the transcription of the target gene.

Origin of repressor

Latin, re- (again) + premere (press)

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regulator gene

genetics

gene producing repressor to inhibit operator gene

derepression

biology

inactivation of a repressor gene in genetics

corepressor

biology

substance interacting with repressor to decrease gene expression

Examples of repressor in a sentence

The new law served as a repressor of innovation.
Scientists studied how the repressor affected gene expression.
The repressor's role is crucial in genetic regulation.

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French:répresseur, protéine régulatrice, ...
German:Unterdrücker, Repressor, ...
Italian:repressore, proteina regolatrice, ...
Spanish:represor, ...
Portuguese:repressor, represor, ...
Chinese:抑制者, 阻遏蛋白, ...
Japanese:抑圧者, リプレッサー, ...
Arabic:مثبط, مُثَبِّط, ...
Hebrew:מְדַכֵּא, מַדְכִּיא, ...
Russian:репрессор, белок-репрессор, ...
Ukrainian:пригнічувач, репресор, ...
Hindi:दमनकर्ता, प्रत्याहारक, ...
Bengali:দমনকারী, রিপ্রেসর, ...
Catalan:repressor, ...
Czech:potlačovatel, represor, ...
Danish:undertrykker, repressor, ...
Dutch:repressor, ...
Greek:καταστολέας, ...
Hungarian:gátló, represszor, ...
Khmer:អ្នកបង្ក្រាប, ប្រូតេអ៊ីនទប់ស្កាត់, ...
Korean:억압자, 억제 단백질, ...
Persian:سرکوبگر, پروتئین مهارکننده, ...
Polish:represor, białko represorowe, ...
Portuguese (BR):repressor, proteína reguladora, ...
Romanian:reprimator, represor, ...
Swedish:undertryckare, repressor, ...
Thai:ผู้กดขี่, โปรตีนยับยั้ง, ...
Turkish:bastırıcı, baskılayıcı, ...
Vietnamese:người đàn áp, protein ức chế, ...

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