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Noun: suppresser gene
  1. A gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
    "The p53 gene is a well-known suppresser gene that helps prevent cancer";
    - suppressor, suppresser, suppressor gene

Derived forms: suppresser genes

Type of: cistron, factor, gene