#protein_molecule__proteinmolecule any large molecule containing chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds
supertype: molecule (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
subtype: gene a self-replicating protein molecule that occupies a fixed place on a chromosome; a unit of heredity
subtype: dominant_gene gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical; "the dominant gene for brown eyes"
subtype: allele__allelomorph one of two alternative forms of a genes that can have the same locus on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative traits
subtype: genetic_marker__geneticmarker a specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be used in family or population studies
subtype: lethal_gene any gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of life
subtype: linkage_group__linkagegroup__linked_genes any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together; "the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups"
subtype: modifier_gene__modifier a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene
subtype: mutant_gene a gene that has changed so that the normal transmission and expression of a trait is affected
subtype: nonallele genes that are not competitors at the same locus
subtype: operator_gene a gene that activates the production of messenger RNA by adjacent structural genes
subtype: oncogene__transforming_gene a gene that causes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells
subtype: recessive_gene__recessivegene gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical; "the recessive gene for blue eyes"
subtype: proto-oncogene__protooncogene a normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene
subtype: regulatory_gene__regulator_gene__regulatorgene a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene
subtype: repressor_gene__repressorgene gene that prevents a nonallele from being transcribed
subtype: structural_gene a gene that controls the production of a specific protein or peptide
subtype: suppressor_gene__suppressor__suppresser__suppresser_gene a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
subtype: X-linked_gene a gene located on an X chromosome
subtype: Y-linked_gene__holandric_gene__holandricgene a gene located on a Y chromosome
subtype: genome one haploid set of chromosomes with the genes they contain; the full DNA sequence of an organism
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