gene vs linked genes

linked genes vs gene

gene and linked genes both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gene	Yes	No	No	No
linked genes	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, linked genes is a hyponym of gene; that is, linked genes is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gene:

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
linked genes: any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together

Other hyponyms of gene include dominant gene, allele, allelomorph, genetic marker, homeotic gene, lethal gene, linkage group, modifier, modifier gene, mutant gene, nonallele, operator gene, oncogene, transforming gene, 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.

gene (noun)	linked genes (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	any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together

Difference between gene and linked genes

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