cystic fibrosis transport regulator

Definitions of cystic fibrosis transport regulator
  1. noun
    the gene that is mutated in cystic fibrosis
    synonyms: CFTR
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    type of:
    mutant gene
    a gene that has changed so that the normal transmission and expression of a trait is affected
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