出典:Wiktionary
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2010/11/18 09:04 UTC 版)
Gene silencing is a general term describing epigenetic processes of gene regulation. The term gene silencing is generally used to describe the "switching off" of a gene by a mechanism other than genetic modification. That is, a gene which would be expressed (turned on) under normal circumstances is switched off by machinery in the cell.