gene vs structural gene

structural gene vs gene

gene and structural gene both are nouns.

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

As nouns, structural gene is a hyponym of gene; that is, structural 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
structural gene: a gene that controls the production of a specific protein or peptide

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, regulatory gene, repressor gene, suppresser, suppresser gene, suppressor, suppressor gene, transgene, X-linked gene, holandric gene, Y-linked gene, epistatic gene.

gene (noun)	structural 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 controls the production of a specific protein or peptide

Difference between gene and structural gene

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