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transgene vs gene

gene vs transgene

transgene and gene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transgene Yes No No No
gene Yes No No No
As nouns, gene is a hypernym of transgene; that is, gene is a word with a broader meaning than transgene:
  • transgene: an exogenous gene introduced into the genome of another organism
  • 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 transgene include cistron, factor.
transgene (noun) gene (noun)
an exogenous gene introduced into the genome of another organism (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 transgene and gene

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