Regulatory gene

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023672",
  "term": "Regulatory gene",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Regulatory Gene",
  "definition": "1. Genes which regulate or circumscribe the activity of other genes; specifically, genes which code for proteins (repressors or activators) which regulate the genetic transcription of the structural genes and/or regulatory genes.\n\n2. 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.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "NIH Genetics Home Reference Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/regulatory-gene/"
}