gene vs suppresser

suppresser vs gene

gene and suppresser both are nouns.

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

As nouns, suppresser is a hyponym of gene; that is, suppresser 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
suppresser: a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant 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, regulatory gene, repressor gene, structural gene, suppresser gene, suppressor, suppressor gene, transgene, X-linked gene, holandric gene, Y-linked gene, epistatic gene.

gene (noun)	suppresser (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	an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents
	a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
	someone who suppresses

Difference between gene and suppresser

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