locus_control_region

Term ID

SO:0000037

Synonyms

• INSDC_feature:regulatory
• INSDC_qualifier:locus_control_region
• LCR
• locus control element
• locus control region

Definition

A DNA region that includes DNAse hypersensitive sites located near a gene that confers the high-level, position-independent, and copy number-dependent expression to that gene.

References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_control_region

Ontology

Sequence Ontology