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Replicon vs Gene - What's the difference?

replicon | gene |

As nouns the difference between replicon and gene

is that replicon is replicon while gene is embarrassment.

As a verb gene is

.

replicon

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (genetics) A DNA molecule or a region of DNA that replicates as an individual unit. A replicon may be, for instance, a chromosome, a plasmid or a phage.

    • 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

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    Related terms

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    See also

    * allele * dominant * recessive