Synonyms: modifier, modifier gene
Definition: a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene
Similar words: gene, factor, cistron
Definition: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
Usage: genes were formerly called factors
Definition: a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
Similar words: content word, open-class word
Definition: a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned
Definition: a person who changes something
Usage: an inveterate changer of the menu
Similar words: somebody, someone, soul, mortal, person, individual
Definition: a human being
Usage: there was too much for one person to do
Synonyms: modifier
Definition: a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising
Similar words: moderator
Definition: someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence