"repressor" meaning in English

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          "sense": "protein that represses",
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          "word": "répresseur"
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          "sense": "protein that represses",
          "word": "represor"
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          "sense": "protein that represses",
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          "sense": "protein that represses",
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        "Any protein that binds to DNA and thus regulates the expression of genes by decreasing the rate of transcription."
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        "(genetics) Any protein that binds to DNA and thus regulates the expression of genes by decreasing the rate of transcription."
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      "rhymes": "-ɛsə(ɹ)"
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