Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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epistatic gene | Yes | No | No | No |
cistron | Yes | No | No | No |
epistatic gene (noun) | cistron (noun) |
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An epistatic gene is a gene that determines whether or not a given trait will be expressed. | (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 |