Derepress

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To induce the operation of (a gene) by deactivating the repressor.
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  • v. To activate a gene by the removal of a repressor
    • Word Usage
    "Presumably, then, Penelope would need to "derepress" her rape memory, or at the least to accept its buried existence, before overcoming her symptom."
     
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