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allele vs gene

gene vs allele

allele and gene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
allele Yes No No No
gene Yes No No No
As nouns, gene is a hypernym of allele; that is, gene is a word with a broader meaning than allele:
  • allele: (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character
  • gene: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
Other hypernyms of allele include cistron, factor.
allele (noun) gene (noun)
(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
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