position effect

noun

, Genetics.

1. the alteration in the expression of a gene or genetic region due to its relocation within the genome as a result of inversion or translocation.

position effect

noun

1. the effect on the phenotype of interacting genes when their relative positions on the chromosome are altered, as by inversion

Word History and Origins

Origin of position effect¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The recency effect, part of the serial position effect, is the notion that the thing people remember best is the last thing on a list.

From Time

This is what psychology calls the serial position effect.

From Forbes