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suppresser gene vs gene

gene vs suppresser gene

suppresser gene and gene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
suppresser gene Yes No No No
gene Yes No No No
As nouns, gene is a hypernym of suppresser gene; that is, gene 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)
  • 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 suppresser gene include cistron, factor.
suppresser gene (noun) gene (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 gene

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