Term: genetic marker: a specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be used in family or population studies
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: conference: a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) → 0
Candidate hypernym: periophthalmus: a genus of Gobiidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: stand oil: a thick oil comprised of linseed, tung, or soya oils which have been heated to over 300 C → 0
Candidate hypernym: sex-linked disorder: any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormones → 0
Candidate hypernym: panacea: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists → 0
Candidate hypernym: hit: a dose of a narcotic drug → 0
Candidate hypernym: interchange: a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams → 0
Candidate hypernym: epipactis: genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: myxomycetes: the class of true slime molds; essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota → 0
Candidate hypernym: price gouging: pricing above the market price when no alternative retailer is available → 0