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(genetic biology)

Grammar: noun, verb
plural: switches
verb forms: switches, switched, switching
Definition:
~ (noun) a device that causes a biological process to start or stop

~ (verb) to cause (a biological process) to start or stop
Example:
1. The regulation of transcription can switch on or off major components of a cell's function by altering the levels of specific mRNAs and their corresponding proteins.

2. There is a single master switch for muscle differentiation.