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fragment vs restriction fragment

restriction fragment vs fragment

fragment and restriction fragment both are nouns.

fragment is a verb but restriction fragment is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fragment Yes No Yes No
restriction fragment Yes No No No
As nouns, restriction fragment is a hyponym of fragment; that is, restriction fragment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fragment:
  • fragment: a piece broken off or cut off of something else
  • restriction fragment: the fragment of DNA that is produced by cleaving DNA with a restriction enzyme
Other hyponyms of fragment include bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap, brickbat, cinder, clinker, clast, coal, ember, filing, paring, shaving, sliver, scraping, spall, spawl, spark.
fragment (noun) restriction fragment (noun)
a broken piece of a brittle artifact the fragment of DNA that is produced by cleaving DNA with a restriction enzyme
an incomplete piece
a piece broken off or cut off of something else
fragment (verb) restriction fragment (verb)
break or cause to break into pieces
Difference between fragment and restriction fragment

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