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Supergene vs Polydymite - What's the difference?

supergene | polydymite |

As nouns the difference between supergene and polydymite

is that supergene is (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 while polydymite is (mineralogy) an isometric supergene sulfide mineral, dark violet gray to copper-red, associated with the weathering of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide.

As an adjective supergene

is (geology|of a mineral) leached and then deposited by descending waters.

supergene

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia supergene)
  • (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

    (-)
  • (geology, of a mineral) leached and then deposited by descending waters

    • Antonyms

    * hypogene

    polydymite

    English

    (wikipedia polydymite)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (mineralogy) An isometric supergene sulfide mineral, dark violet gray to copper-red, associated with the weathering of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide.