gene vs polygene

polygene vs gene

gene and polygene both are nouns.

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

As nouns, polygene is a hyponym of gene; that is, polygene 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
polygene: a gene that by itself has little effect on the phenotype but which can act together with others to produce observable variations

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, operator gene, oncogene, transforming gene, 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)	polygene (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 by itself has little effect on the phenotype but which can act together with others to produce observable variations

Difference between gene and polygene

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