supergene

English

Etymology

super- +‎ gene

Noun

supergene (plural supergenes)

  1. (genetics) A group of neighbouring genes on a chromosome that are inherited together because of close genetic linkage and are functionally related in an evolutionary sense.

Adjective

supergene (not comparable)

  1. (geology, of a mineral) leached and then deposited by descending waters

Antonyms

German

Adjective

supergene

  1. inflected form of supergen
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