Term: regulatory gene: a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene
Candidate hypernym: gene: (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 → 1
Candidate hypernym: sailfish: large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail → 0
Candidate hypernym: polka: music performed for dancing the polka → 0
Candidate hypernym: double-breasted jacket: a jacket having fronts that overlap enough for two separate rows of buttons → 0
Candidate hypernym: nautch girl: a professional dancing girl in India → 0
Candidate hypernym: quebecois: a native or inhabitant of Quebec (especially one who speaks French) → 0
Candidate hypernym: accident: anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause → 0
Candidate hypernym: social science: the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society → 0
Candidate hypernym: ocimum: basil → 0
Candidate hypernym: velleity: volition in its weakest form → 0
Candidate hypernym: night snake: nocturnal prowler of western United States and Mexico → 0