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epistatic gene vs gene

gene vs epistatic gene

epistatic gene and gene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
epistatic gene Yes No No No
gene Yes No No No
As nouns, gene is a hypernym of epistatic gene; that is, gene is a word with a broader meaning than epistatic gene:
  • epistatic gene: An epistatic gene is a gene that determines whether or not a given trait will be expressed.
  • gene: (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
Other hypernyms of epistatic gene include cistron, factor.
epistatic gene (noun) gene (noun)
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
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