cistron vs Y-linked gene

Y-linked gene vs cistron

cistron and Y-linked gene both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cistron	Yes	No	No	No
Y-linked gene	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Y-linked gene is a hyponym of cistron; that is, Y-linked gene is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cistron:

cistron: (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
Y-linked gene: a gene located on a Y chromosome

Other hyponyms of cistron include dominant gene, allele, allelomorph, genetic marker, homeotic gene, lethal gene, linkage group, linked genes, modifier, modifier gene, mutant gene, nonallele, operator gene, oncogene, transforming gene, polygene, proto-oncogene, recessive gene, regulator gene, regulatory gene, repressor gene, structural gene, suppresser, suppresser gene, suppressor, suppressor gene, transgene, X-linked gene, holandric gene, epistatic gene.

cistron (noun)	Y-linked gene (noun)
(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	a gene located on a Y chromosome

Difference between cistron and Y-linked gene

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