supergene (0 synonym found)

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Definition of supergene:

(n) : (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.
(adj) : (geology, of a mineral) leached and then deposited by descending waters

Definition of supergene:

(n) : (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.
(adj) : (geology, of a mineral) leached and then deposited by descending waters

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