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repressor gene vs gene

gene vs repressor gene

repressor gene and gene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
repressor gene Yes No No No
gene Yes No No No
As nouns, gene is a hypernym of repressor gene; that is, gene is a word with a broader meaning than repressor gene:
  • repressor gene: gene that prevents a nonallele from being transcribed
  • 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 repressor gene include cistron, factor.
repressor gene (noun) gene (noun)
gene that prevents a nonallele from being transcribed (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 repressor gene and gene

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