SCIENCE|natural and applied sciences|life sciences|biology
- inslitheoir Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- eilimint inslitheora Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- insulator | insulator element | boundary element
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- Definition type of cis-regulatory element known as a long-range regulatory element found in multicellular eukaryotes and functioning either as an enhancer-blocker or a barrier, or both Reference "COM-Terminology Coordination, based on: 'Insulator (genetics)' (12.4.2021)"
- Comment "The genetic implications of insulators lie in their involvement in a mechanism of imprinting and their ability to regulate transcription. Mutations to insulators are linked to cancer as a result of cell cycle disregulation, tumourigenesis, and silencing of growth suppressors."