modifier gene

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modifier gene - a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene

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cistron, gene, factor - (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"

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cistron factor gene modifier			Phenocopies in BRCA1 and BRCA2 families: evidence for modifier genes and implications for screening. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in South African women by Loubser, Frieda; Edge, Jenny; Fieggen, Karen / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD As we have previously discussed, horses have two basic color genes, black (B) and red (b) Bay horses happen because a special modifier gene called the agouti gene makes the black coat color fade into brown, leaving the points black As we have previously discussed, horses have two basic color genes, black (B) and red (b). Horse Color Genetics - and All of the Other Colors (Part 3) by Phil Wiskell / Pets and Animals community The authors concluded that MyD88-dependent signaling controls the expression of several key modifier genes of intestinal tumorigenesis and has a critical role in spontaneous and carcinogen-induced tumor development. Intracellular signaling protein may be involved in cancer-promoting ... by McBride, Deborah / ONS Connect			Modest Mussorgsky Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky modestly modestness Modesto modesty Modesty piece modge Modicity Modicon modicum Modifiability modifiable Modificable Modificate modification Modificative Modificatory modified modified American plan modified combined obstacle overlay modified radical mastectomy modified-release modifier modifier gene modify modifying Modigliani modillion Modiolar modiolus modish modishly modishness modist modiste Modius Modoc Modocs Modred Mods modular modular arithmetic modularity modularized modulate modulated modulation modulator modulator-demodulator			Modified Whole Life Modified Willett Food Frequency Questionnaire Modified Williamson Functional Assessment Modified Wire-Wrap Modified Wisconsin Card Sorting Test Modified Wolff Model Modified Wood Modified Work Week Modified Yu Ping Feng San Modified Yule Walker Modified Zero Differential Overlap Modified Zero-Based Budget Modified Zhang-Zheng Modified Ziehl-Neelsen Modified Zung Depression Index Modified, Exclusive, Revised, Shared, Invalid Modified, Off-the-Shelf Software Modified, One-Ton, Transport Only Modified, Perfectly Matched Layer Modified-Higdon's Absorbing Boundary Condition modified-release Modified-Trip Circuit-Breaker modifier modifier modifier modifier Modifier Function Bit modifier gene modifier register Modifiers Modifiers Modifiers modifies modifies modifies modifies modify modify modify modify modify Modify File Modification Time Modify Index Modify Master Process modify sentence modify structure modifying modifying modifying Modifying Awards Modifying Awards modifying cause Modifying Factor modifying gene Modigliani Modigliani Modigliani Modigliani and Miller Proposition I

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