gene vs regulatory gene

regulatory gene vs gene

gene and regulatory gene both are nouns.

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

As nouns, regulatory gene is a hyponym of gene; that is, regulatory 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
regulatory gene: a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene

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, recessive gene, regulator gene, repressor gene, structural gene, suppresser, suppresser gene, suppressor, suppressor gene, transgene, X-linked gene, holandric gene, Y-linked gene, epistatic gene.

gene (noun)	regulatory 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 produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene

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