Hypernym

noun

(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

Part_meronym

operon 1

noun

a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene

regulator gene 1

noundomain: body part

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene

Synonyms

regulatory gene 1
a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene

Part_holonym

operon 1

noun

a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene