The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
Synonyms: suppressor, suppresser, suppresser gene
suppressor gene
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 | p53 |
| antioncogene (genetics) |
| tumor suppressor gene (cell and molecular biology) |
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- antioncogene (genetics)
- tumor suppressor gene (cell and molecular biology)
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