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gene vs mutant gene

mutant gene vs gene

gene and mutant gene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gene Yes No No No
mutant gene Yes No No No
As nouns, mutant gene is a hyponym of gene; that is, mutant gene 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
  • mutant gene: a gene that has changed so that the normal transmission and expression of a trait is affected
Other hyponyms of gene include dominant gene, allele, allelomorph, genetic marker, homeotic gene, lethal gene, linkage group, linked genes, modifier, modifier 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) mutant gene (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 has changed so that the normal transmission and expression of a trait is affected
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