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position effect

/pəˈzɪʃən ɪˈfɛkt/

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C1formalcommonscientific/pəˈzɪʃən ɪˈfɛkt/

A phenomenon in genetics where the expression of a gene is influenced by its physical location on a chromosome, often due to changes in the surrounding chromatin environment.

  • 🇷🇺Феномен в генетике, при котором экспрессия гена зависит от его физического расположения на хромосоме, часто из-за изменений в окружающей хроматиновой среде.
  1. Genetic phenomenon C2 formal

    The effect on gene expression caused by the location of a gene within a chromosome, often due to changes in the surrounding chromatin environment.

    • Position effect can cause a gene to be silenced when it is moved near heterochromatin.
    • Scientists observed a position effect when the transgene was inserted into different chromosomal regions.
    • The study of position effects helps understand how chromatin structure regulates gene activity.

    🇷🇺Позиционный эффект