Hypernym

noun

serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern

Part_meronym

chromosome 1

noun

a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

deoxyribonucleic acid 1

noun

(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

genetics 1

noun

the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

molecular biology 1

noun

the branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role)

cistron 1

noundomain: body part

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

(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

Examples

1.genes were formerly called factors

Synonyms

Hyponym

dominant gene 1

noun

gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical

allele 1

noun

(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character

genetic marker 1

noun

a specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be used in family or population studies

homeotic gene 1

noun

one the genes that are involved in embryologic development

lethal gene 1

noun

any gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of life

Part_holonym

chromosome 1

noun

a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

deoxyribonucleic acid 1

noun

(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

genetics 1

noun

the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

molecular biology 1

noun

the branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role)

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