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Activator:
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A transcriptional regulatory protein that increases the rate of transcription.
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Chromatin Remodeling:
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A change in chromatin structure that alters the degree of compaction and/or the spacing of nucleosomes.
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DNA methylation:
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The phenomenon in which an enzyme covalently attaches a methyl group to a base (usually adenine or cytosine) in DNA.
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Enhancer:
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A DNA sequence that functions as a regulatory element. The binding of a regulatory transcription factor to the enhancer increases the level of transcription.
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Housekeeping genes:
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A gene that encodes a protein required in most cells of a multicellular organism.
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Repressors:
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A regulatory protein that binds to DNA and inhibits transcription
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RNAi:
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The phenomenon that double-stranded RNA targets complementary RNAs within the cell for degradation.
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Silencer:
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A DNA sequence that functions as a regulatory element. The binding of a regulatory transcription factor to the silencer decreases the level of transcription.
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