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gene vs nonallele

nonallele vs gene

gene and nonallele both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gene Yes No No No
nonallele Yes No No No
As nouns, nonallele is a hyponym of gene; that is, nonallele 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
  • nonallele: genes that are not competitors at the same locus
Other hyponyms of gene include dominant gene, allele, allelomorph, genetic marker, homeotic gene, lethal gene, linkage group, linked genes, modifier, modifier gene, mutant gene, 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) nonallele (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 genes that are not competitors at the same locus
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