"overexpress" meaning in English

See overexpress in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overexpresses [present, singular, third-person], overexpressing [participle, present], overexpressed [participle, past], overexpressed [past]
Etymology: over- + express Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|express}} over- + express Head templates: {{en-verb}} overexpress (third-person singular simple present overexpresses, present participle overexpressing, simple past and past participle overexpressed)
  1. (genetics, transitive) To artificially express (a gene) in increased quantity. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Genetics Related terms: overexpresser, overexpression

Inflected forms

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