DOMINANT GENE
Dictionary entry overview: What does dominant gene mean? • DOMINANT GENE (noun)
The noun DOMINANT GENE has 1 sense:
1. gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical
Familiarity information: DOMINANT GENE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DOMINANT GENE (noun)
Meaning:
Gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Context example:
the dominant gene for brown eyes
Hypernyms ("dominant gene" is a kind of...):
cistron; factor; 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)
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