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suppresser gene vs cistron

cistron vs suppresser gene

suppresser gene and cistron both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
suppresser gene Yes No No No
cistron Yes No No No
As nouns, cistron is a hypernym of suppresser gene; that is, cistron is a word with a broader meaning than suppresser gene:
  • suppresser gene: a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
  • cistron: (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 suppresser gene include factor, gene.
suppresser gene (noun) cistron (noun)
a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant 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 suppresser gene and cistron

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