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homeotic gene vs gene

gene vs homeotic gene

homeotic gene and gene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
homeotic gene Yes No No No
gene Yes No No No
As nouns, gene is a hypernym of homeotic gene; that is, gene is a word with a broader meaning than homeotic gene:
  • homeotic gene: one the genes that are involved in embryologic development
  • 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
Other hypernyms of homeotic gene include cistron, factor.
homeotic gene (noun) gene (noun)
one the genes that are involved in embryologic development (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
Difference between homeotic gene and gene

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