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suppressor
noun(sup-pres-sor)
one that suppresses; especially : a mutant gene that suppresses the expression of another nonallelic mutant gene when both are present
suppressor
noun(sup-pres-sor)
a T cell that suppresses the immune response of B cells and other T cells to an antigen —called also suppressor cell
suppressor
noun(sup-pres-sor)
any of a class of genes (such as p53) that act in normal cells to inhibit unrestrained cell division and that when inactivated (as by mutation) place the cell at increased risk for malignant proliferation

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