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Supergene vs Violarite - What's the difference?

supergene | violarite |

As nouns the difference between supergene and violarite

is that supergene is 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 violarite is a red-violet supergene sulfide mineral associated with the weathering and oxidation of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide ore minerals.

As an adjective supergene

is 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

    violarite

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia violarite)
  • (mineralogy) A red-violet supergene sulfide mineral associated with the weathering and oxidation of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide ore minerals.