cistron vs modifier gene

modifier gene vs cistron

cistron and modifier gene both are nouns.

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

As nouns, modifier gene is a hyponym of cistron; that is, modifier 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
modifier gene: a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene

Other hyponyms of cistron include dominant gene, allele, allelomorph, genetic marker, homeotic gene, lethal gene, linkage group, linked genes, modifier, 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, Y-linked gene, epistatic gene.

cistron (noun)	modifier 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 that modifies the effect produced by another gene

Difference between cistron and modifier gene

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