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modifier gene vs gene

gene vs modifier gene

modifier gene and gene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
modifier gene Yes No No No
gene Yes No No No
As nouns, gene is a hypernym of modifier gene; that is, gene is a word with a broader meaning than modifier gene:
  • modifier gene: a gene that modifies the effect produced by another 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
Other hypernyms of modifier gene include cistron, factor.
modifier gene (noun) gene (noun)
a gene that modifies the effect produced by another 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
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