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gene vs operator gene

operator gene vs gene

gene and operator gene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gene Yes No No No
operator gene Yes No No No
As nouns, operator gene is a hyponym of gene; that is, operator 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
  • operator gene: a gene that activates the production of messenger RNA by adjacent structural genes
Other hyponyms of gene include dominant gene, allele, allelomorph, genetic marker, homeotic gene, lethal gene, linkage group, linked genes, modifier, modifier gene, mutant gene, nonallele, 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) operator 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 activates the production of messenger RNA by adjacent structural genes
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