Genes encode proteins and proteins dictate cell function. ... Moreover, each step in the flow of information from DNA to RNA to protein provides the cell with a potential control point for self-regulating its functions by adjusting the amount and type of proteins it manufactures.

What does it mean for genes to be self regulating?

Self-regulating Genes. Genes react to experience. Interactions (Genes/Environment) The effect of one factor (such as environment) depends on another factor (such as heredity)

Are genes regulated?

Each cell expresses, or turns on, only a fraction of its genes at any given time. The rest of the genes are repressed, or turned off. The process of turning genes on and off is known as gene regulation. Gene regulation is an important part of normal development.