Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun position_effect

1 sense of position effect

Sense 1
position effect -- ((genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome)
       => consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot -- (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event")