initiator
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The findings could help researchers anticipate how mutations affecting the initiator may alter gene activity and contribute to a range of disorders.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Khe, 71, was identified as the leader and initiator in the case, while Thong, 64, was said to be an accomplice.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025
The pardon entreaty might have been dismissed out of hand had it not been for its initiator — Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas, son and namesake of the slain candidate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
Ms Rowbotham said Carriera "became integral in popularising the use of pastels and as an initiator of the Rococo style and is remembered as one of the most successful female artists of any era".
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2023
The boys were, therefore, placed in a row, and the initiator or mystagogue stooped over the first boy, and, muttering some words which I could not catch, he kneaded the lad's stomach with his hands.
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Andrew Lang