constitutive

constitutive
1. See c. enzyme. 2. In genetics, descriptive of a gene that is controlled by constantly active promoter.

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con·sti·tu·tive 'kän(t)-stə-.t(y)üt-iv, kən-'stich-ət-iv adj
1 a) of, relating to, or being an enzyme or protein produced in relatively constant amounts in all cells of an organism without regard to cell environmental conditions (as the concentration of a substrate) compare INDUCIBLE (a)
b) controlling production of or coding genetic information for a constitutive enzyme or protein <\constitutive genes> <\constitutive mutations>
2) being chromatin of a chromosomal region that is condensed into heterochromatin in all cells of an organism rather than just some
con·sti·tu·tive·ly adv

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con·sti·tu·tive (kon-stĭ-tooґtiv) (kon-stichґu-tiv) produced constantly or in fixed amounts, regardless of environmental conditions or demand; cf. inducible.

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  • constitutive — constitutive. См. конститутивный. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • constitutive — index causal, causative, primary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • constitutive — c.1600, having the power of establishing, also elemental, essential, from M.L. *constitutivus, from constitut , pp. stem of constituere (see CONSTITUTE (Cf. constitute)). Related: Constitutively …   Etymology dictionary

  • constitutive — [kän′stə to͞ot΄iv, kän′stətyo͞ot΄iv; kən stich′o͞o tiv΄] adj. [LL constitutivus: see CONSTITUTE] 1. having power to establish, appoint, or enact 2. making a thing what it is; basic 3. forming a part (of); constituent; component constitutively adv …   English World dictionary

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  • constitutive — adjective Date: 1592 1. having the power to enact or establish ; constructive 2. constituent, essential 3. relating to or dependent on constitution < a constitutive property of all electrolytes > • constitutively …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • constitutive — adj. Constitutive is used with these nouns: ↑element …   Collocations dictionary

  • Constitutive heterochromatin — domains are sections of DNA that occur throughout the chromosomes of eukaryotes, but particularly at the centromeres and telomeres. They often consist of very highly condensed, repetitive DNA and are largely transcriptionally silent. These… …   Wikipedia

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