ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cis-acting

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Cis-acting is an adjective meaning (genetics) Describing transcription factors that regulate the expression of genes on the same chromosome.

Meaning

(genetics) Describing transcription factors that regulate the expression of genes on the same chromosome.

Antonyms for cis-acting

Common opposites include trans-acting.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cisregulatory, transdominant, syntenic, bicistronic, coadapted, genomodulatory.

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