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structural gene vs gene

gene vs structural gene

structural gene and gene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
structural gene Yes No No No
gene Yes No No No
As nouns, gene is a hypernym of structural gene; that is, gene is a word with a broader meaning than structural gene:
  • structural gene: a gene that controls the production of a specific protein or peptide
  • 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 structural gene include cistron, factor.
structural gene (noun) gene (noun)
a gene that controls the production of a specific protein or peptide (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 structural gene and gene

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