💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Gene"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| allelenoun | (genetics) One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome. |
| dnanoun | (informal, loosely) The part of a living thing that carries genetic information. |
| geneticsnoun | (biology) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA. |
| genomenoun | (genetics) The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism. |
| allelomorphnoun | (genetics, obsolete) Synonym of allele. |
| allelic | Of or pertaining to alleles. |
| genetic | (genetics) Relating to genetics or genes. |
| genomicnoun | (genetics) Of or pertaining to a genome. |
| genetically | In a manner relating to genes or genetics. |
| nucleotidenoun | (biochemistry) The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer molecules. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine; a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA); and a phosphate group. |
| toxnoun | Clipping of Botox [A toxic compound (generic name botulinum toxin type A) produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, that causes the paralysis of muscles, used in cosmetic surgery to conceal wrinkles and for muscle spasm relief and headache prevention.] |
| ticknoun | A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. |
| jinnoun | A portion of dead wood on a branch or at the top of the trunk of a bonsai tree, whether formed naturally or deliberately to suggest age and hardship. |
| jennynoun | A device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles (also called spinning jenny). |
| linkagenoun | A connection or relation between things or ideas. |
| jeannoun | (chiefly attributive) Denim. |
| kindnoun | A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together. |
| gendernoun | Identification as a man, a woman, or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc; a category to which a person belongs on this basis. (Compare gender role, gender identity.) |
| hindrancenoun | Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else. |
| discomfortnoun | Mental or bodily distress. |
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