gene vs cistron

cistron vs gene

gene and cistron both are nouns.

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

As nouns, gene and cistron are synonyms defined as:

gene and 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

Other synonyms of gene include factor.

gene (noun)	cistron (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	(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

Difference between gene and cistron

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