suppressor gene

NOUN
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

suppressor gene is a valid 15-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1U1P3P3R1E1S1S1O1R1G2E1N1E1
1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING

What does suppressor gene mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene).