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operator gene vs gene

gene vs operator gene

operator gene and gene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
operator gene Yes No No No
gene Yes No No No
As nouns, gene is a hypernym of operator gene; that is, gene is a word with a broader meaning than operator gene:
  • operator gene: a gene that activates the production of messenger RNA by adjacent structural genes
  • 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 operator gene include cistron, factor.
operator gene (noun) gene (noun)
a gene that activates the production of messenger RNA by adjacent structural genes (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 operator gene and gene

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