genecircuit
nounUK /ˈdʒiːn ˈsɜːkɪt/
US /ˈdʒiːn ˈsɜːrkɪt/
A gene circuit is a set of genes in a cell that work together like a tiny machine to do a job.
Scientists built a gene circuit that makes bacteria glow when they touch a certain chemical.
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2. A designed loop of DNA parts that switches a cell's behavior on or off.
The team inserted a gene circuit into yeast to turn on a color-making gene.
3. A model of interacting genes used to study how cells make decisions.
The class used a gene circuit to show how two genes can block each other.
4. A feedback loop in which a gene's product controls that same gene.
This gene circuit keeps the protein level steady by slowing its own production.