#gene a self-replicating protein molecule that occupies a fixed place on a chromosome; a unit of heredity
supertype: #protein_molecule__proteinmolecule any large molecule containing chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds
subtype: #dominant_gene #allele #genetic_marker #lethal_gene #linkage_group #modifier_gene #mutant_gene #nonallele #operator_gene #oncogene #recessive_gene #proto-oncogene #regulatory_gene #repressor_gene #structural_gene #suppressor_gene #X-linked_gene #Y-linked_gene
part of: #chromosome a threadlike body in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
part of: #cell_nucleus__nucleus__nucleu__karyon a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
part of: #cell the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; cells may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
part of: #living_thing__organism__being a living (or once living) entity that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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