# toll gene

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of a class of genes that encode members of the toll-like receptor class of proteins, involved in the immune system.

## Etymology
From German toll (“great, amazing”), as exclaimed by one of the researchers who studied these genes.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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