cistron vs gene

gene vs cistron

cistron and gene both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cistron	Yes	No	No	No
gene	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cistron and gene are synonyms defined as:

cistron and 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 synonyms of cistron include factor.

cistron (noun)	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	(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 cistron and gene

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