出典:Wiktionary
From de- + repression
derepression (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 derepressions)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/04/16 16:46 UTC 版)
In genetics and biochemistry, a repressor gene inhibits the activity of an operator gene. By inactivating the repressor, the operator gene becomes active again. This effect is called derepression.