“suppressor gene”

We have one entry that includes the term suppressor gene.

tumor suppressor gene

noun

: any of a class of genes (such as p53) that act in normal cells to inhibit unrestrained cell division and that when inactivated (as by mutation) place the cell at increased risk for malignant proliferation


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