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regulator gene vs gene

gene vs regulator gene

regulator gene and gene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
regulator gene Yes No No No
gene Yes No No No
As nouns, gene is a hypernym of regulator gene; that is, gene is a word with a broader meaning than regulator gene:
  • regulator gene: a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator 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 regulator gene include cistron, factor.
regulator gene (noun) gene (noun)
a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator 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
Difference between regulator gene and gene

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