cistron vs transforming gene

transforming gene vs cistron

cistron and transforming gene both are nouns.

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

As nouns, transforming gene is a hyponym of cistron; that is, transforming 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
transforming gene: a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells

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, 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)	transforming 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 disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells

Difference between cistron and transforming gene

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