dilution gene
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dilution gene
[də′lü·shən ‚jēn] (genetics)
Any modifier gene that acts to reduce the effect of another gene.
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OCA2 results from mutations in the human homologue of the mouse pink-eyed dilution gene, OCA2 (formally known as the P gene).
The mouse pink-eyed dilution gene: Association with human Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes.
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