Embryonic development seems to be controlled principally by a very small number of master genes.

胚胎发育似乎主要受制于少数主导基因。

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"Most genes are regulated by a master set of genes," Farrant says.

“大多数基因是由一组主基因来调控的。”法兰特说。

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The new field depends on capturing master proteins called transcription factors that control which sets of genes are active in a cell and thus what properties the cell will possess.

这一新研究领域依赖于获得被称作转录因子的主蛋白质，这种蛋白质控制细胞中哪组基因被激活，从而也就控制了细胞拥有哪些特性。

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Today they are making stunning progress in discovering the master genes and proteins that regulate how we age.

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Mr Gehring has evidence that the two interchangeable genes act as master switches which activate at least 2, 500 others whose interplay ultimately determines that development.

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He said more work needed to be done to isolate other genes affected by the master gene and to establish why the same mutation could cause different conditions.

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