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gene vs recessive gene

recessive gene vs gene

gene and recessive gene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gene Yes No No No
recessive gene Yes No No No
As nouns, recessive gene is a hyponym of gene; that is, recessive 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
  • recessive gene: gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
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, polygene, proto-oncogene, 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) recessive 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 gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
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