Constitutive

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The term "constitutive" might refer to:

  • In physics, a constitutive equation is a relation between two physical quantities
  • In cell biology, a constitutively active protein is a protein whose activity is constant and active
  • Constitutive theory of statehood
  • In genetics, constitutive refers to a gene product made all the time. Ie. In the absence of the activator or the repressor, RNA polymerase transcribes the gene constitutively.