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allelomorph vs gene

gene vs allelomorph

allelomorph and gene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
allelomorph Yes No No No
gene Yes No No No
As nouns, gene is a hypernym of allelomorph; that is, gene is a word with a broader meaning than allelomorph:
  • allelomorph: (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 allelomorph include cistron, factor.
allelomorph (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
Difference between allelomorph and gene

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