gene vs modifier

modifier vs gene

gene and modifier both are nouns.

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

As nouns, modifier is a hyponym of gene; that is, modifier 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
modifier: a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene

Other hyponyms of gene include dominant gene, allele, allelomorph, genetic marker, homeotic gene, lethal gene, linkage group, linked genes, 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)	modifier (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	a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene
	a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
	a person who changes something
	a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising

Difference between gene and modifier

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