Enhancer Trap At Biology Glossary
What is it? A transgenic construction inserted in a chromosome which is used to identify tissue-specific enhancers in the genome. In such a construct, a promoter sensitive to enhancer regulation is fused to a reporter gene, such that expression patterns of the reporter gene identify the spatial regulation conferred by nearby enhancers.Bio Definition Added By: Jonathan
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