Synonyms of the word

allele

• n. (genetics) One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus,…

allelomorph

• n. (genetics) one of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position on a chromosome.

cistron

• n. The unit of hereditary material (e.g. DNA) that encodes one protein; sometimes used interchangeably with…

factor

• n. (obsolete) A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.
• n. (now rare) An agent or representative.
• n. (law).
• n. One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
• n. (mathematics) Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole.
• n. (root cause analysis) Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing…
• n. (economics) A resource used in the production of goods or services, a factor of production.
• n. (Scotland) A steward or bailiff of an estate.
• v. (transitive) To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide…
• v. (of a number or other mathematical object, intransitive) To be a product of other objects.
• v. (commercial, transitive) To sell a debt or debts to an agent (the factor) to collect.

gene

• n. (genetics) A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms ; a gene may take several values and in…
• n. (molecular biology) A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several…