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position effect

/pəˈzɪʃən ɪˈfɛkt/

Traduction: Phénomène en génétique où l'expression d'un gène dépend de sa localisation physique sur le chromosome, souvent en raison de l'environnement chromatidien environnant.

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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.

  • 🇫🇷Phénomène en génétique où l'expression d'un gène dépend de sa localisation physique sur le chromosome, souvent en raison de l'environnement chromatidien environnant.
  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.

    🇫🇷Effet de position