Gene vs Neomorphic - What's the difference?
gene | neomorphic |
(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.
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As a noun gene
is (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.As an adjective neomorphic is
(genetics|of a mutation) causing a novel gene function.gene
English
(wikipedia gene)Noun
(en noun)Karen McVeigh
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.}}