inducible
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The production of these small RNAs were put under the control of an inducible promoter -- a piece of DNA that responds to a specific signal and directs the cell to produce RNA.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2024
The lac operon is an example of inducible control because the presence of lactose “turns on” transcription of the genes for its own metabolism.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
By using an inducible human ES cell-based CRISPR–Cas9 system and optimizing mouse zygote microinjection techniques, we have identified conditions that allowed us to target POU5F1 efficiently and precisely in human zygotes.
From Nature ● Sep. 19, 2017
Human inducible pluripotent stem cells overcome both these limitations and hence hold unlimited potential for medical therapies.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 11, 2013
Many things are true in divinity, which are neither inducible by reason nor confirmable by sense; and many things in philosophy confirmable by sense, yet not inducible by reason.
From Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend by Browne, Thomas, Sir