locus control region

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locus control region [¦lō·kəs kən′trōl ‚rē·jən]

(genetics)

A segment of DNA that controls the chromatin structure and thus the potential for replication and transcription of an entire gene cluster, such as the beta-globin cluster in vertebrates.

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