SWITCHING COMPLEX
\swˈɪt͡ʃɪŋ kˈɒmplɛks], \swˈɪtʃɪŋ kˈɒmplɛks], \s_w_ˈɪ_tʃ_ɪ_ŋ k_ˈɒ_m_p_l_ɛ_k_s]\
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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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