cistron vs regulator gene

regulator gene vs cistron

cistron and regulator gene both are nouns.

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

As nouns, regulator gene is a hyponym of cistron; that is, regulator 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
regulator gene: a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene

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, 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)	regulator 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 produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene

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