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Gene vs Epi - What's the difference?

gene | epi |

As nouns the difference between gene and epi

is that gene is embarrassment while epi is a syringe or autoinjector filled with epinephrine, most frequently used for the treatment of acute allergic reactions to avoid or treat the onset of anaphylactic shock or epi can be (category theory) abbreviated form of epimorphism.

As a verb gene

is .

gene

English

(wikipedia gene)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (genetics) A unit of heredity; a segment of DNA or RNA that is transmitted from one generation to the next, and that carries genetic information such as the sequence of amino acids for a protein.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author= Karen McVeigh
    • , volume=189, issue=2, page=10, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= US rules human genes can't be patented , passage=The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.}}

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from "gene") * * * * * * * * * * * * *

    Related terms

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    See also

    * allele * dominant * recessive

    epi

    English

    Etymology 1

    Shortening of (epinephrine).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a syringe or autoinjector filled with epinephrine, most frequently used for the treatment of acute allergic reactions to avoid or treat the onset of anaphylactic shock.
  • (medical jargon) epinephrine

    • Etymology 2

    Shortening of (epimorphism).

    Noun

    (epis)
  • (category theory) Abbreviated form of epimorphism.