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derepressed

verb

Meaning

  1. To activate a gene by the removal of a repressor
  2. To cease to repress (a belief, memory, etc.).
  3. (of a gene) activated by the removal of a repressor

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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