gene
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(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
genes were formerly called factors
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| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | genetical |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | genetical |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | genetics |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | molecular biology |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | chromosome |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sequence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dominant gene |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | allele |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | genetic marker |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | homeotic gene |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lethal gene |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | linkage group |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | modifier gene |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mutant gene |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nonallele |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | operator gene |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | oncogene |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | polygene |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | proto-oncogene |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | recessive gene |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | regulatory gene |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | repressor gene |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | structural gene |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | suppressor gene |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | transgene |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | X-linked gene |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Y-linked gene |