Genetic enhancers.

Abstract excerpt

A genetic enhancer is a mutation in one gene that intensifies the phenotype caused by a mutation in another gene. The phenotype of the double mutant is much stronger than the summation of the single mutant phenotypes. The isolation of enhancers can lead to the identification of interacting genes, including genes that act redundantly with respect to each other. Examples in Caenorhabditis elegans of dominant...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Mutation
• Share to Caenorhabditis elegans
• Share to Enhancer Elements, Genetic