SWITCH GENES
\swˈɪt͡ʃ d͡ʒˈiːnz], \swˈɪtʃ dʒˈiːnz], \s_w_ˈɪ_tʃ dʒ_ˈiː_n_z]\
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Genes that cause the epigenotype (i.e., the interrelated developmental pathways through which the adult organism is realized) to switch to an alternate cell lineage-related pathway. Switch complexes control the expression of normal functional development as well as oncogenic transformation.
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