supergene

supergene
supergene1
/sooh"peuhr jeen'/, adj. Geol.
formed by descending waters, as mineral or ore deposits (opposed to hypogene).
[1945-50; SUPER- + -gene, as in HYPOGENE]
supergene2
/sooh"peuhr jeen'/, n. Genetics.
a portion of a chromosome consisting of linked genes that act as a single unit of inheritance.
[1945-50; SUPER- + GENE]

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