ENHANCER

Enhancer

In genetics, an enhancer is a short region of DNA that can be bound with proteins to enhance transcription levels of genes in a gene cluster. While enhancers are usually cis-acting, an enhancer does not need to be particularly close to the genes it acts on, and sometimes need not be located on the same chromosome.

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enhancer

Noun

  1. Something that enhances.
  2. A short region of DNA that can increase transcription of genes


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