cistron vs recessive gene

recessive gene vs cistron

cistron and recessive gene both are nouns.

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

As nouns, recessive gene is a hyponym of cistron; that is, recessive 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
recessive gene: gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical

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, 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)	recessive 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	gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical

Difference between cistron and recessive gene

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