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nonallele vs gene

gene vs nonallele

nonallele and gene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nonallele Yes No No No
gene Yes No No No
As nouns, gene is a hypernym of nonallele; that is, gene is a word with a broader meaning than nonallele:
  • nonallele: genes that are not competitors at the same locus
  • 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 nonallele include cistron, factor.
nonallele (noun) gene (noun)
genes that are not competitors at the same locus (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 nonallele and gene

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