corepressor

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noun

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

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Meanings

nouncorepressor (plural corepressors)

plural corepressors

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

Origin

From co- + repressor.

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Translations

Italian corepressore
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

reprocessor
Cite this entry
APA

corepressor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corepressor

MLA

“corepressor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corepressor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corepressor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corepressor.

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