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modifier gene: a standalone construct

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Genetics

a locus that alters how strongly another locus expresses its trait without causing the trait by itself.

In genetics, modifier gene refers to a locus that alters how strongly another locus expresses its trait without causing the trait by itself. This meaning comes from Nadeau (2001) in Nature Reviews Genetics.[1]

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References

Nadeau, J. H. (2001). Modifier genes in mice and humans. Nature Reviews Genetics, 2(3), 165-174. https://doi.org/10.1038/35056009

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