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Repressor vs Derepression - What's the difference?

repressor | derepression |

In genetics terms the difference between repressor and derepression

is that repressor is any protein that binds to DNA and thus regulates the expression of genes by decreasing the rate of transcription while derepression is the inactivation of a repressor gene.

As nouns the difference between repressor and derepression

is that repressor is anything that represses while derepression is the inactivation of a repressor gene.

repressor

English

Noun

(wikipedia repressor) (en noun)
  • Anything that represses.
  • (genetics) Any protein that binds to DNA and thus regulates the expression of genes by decreasing the rate of transcription
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    derepression

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia derepression) (en noun)
  • (genetics) The inactivation of a repressor gene.
  • The cessation of repression of a belief, memory, etc.

    • Related terms

    * derepressible