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gene expression

A highly specific process in which a gene is switched on at a certain time and begins production of its protein.

Dr. Pu Paul Liu, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, defines gene expression.

Related terms: cell, gene, protein.

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