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suppressor gene vs cistron

cistron vs suppressor gene

suppressor gene and cistron both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
suppressor gene Yes No No No
cistron Yes No No No
As nouns, cistron is a hypernym of suppressor gene; that is, cistron is a word with a broader meaning than suppressor gene:
  • suppressor 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 suppressor gene include factor, gene.
suppressor 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 suppressor gene and cistron

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