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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of position effect1

First recorded in 1925–30

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