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constituent(a): constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
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An organism is said to be constitutive for the production of an enzyme or other protein if that protein is always produced by the cells under all physiological conditions. See inducible.
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| constitutive enzyme |
An enzyme that is synthesized continually regardless of growth conditions. cf inducible enzyme; repressible enzyme.
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| constitutive |
Always expressed in an unregulated fashion (when referring to gene control).
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| constitutive heterochromatin |
Heterochromatin that surrounds the centromere. Specific regions of heterochromatin always present and in both homologs of a chromosome. See satellite DNA.
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