Associations to the word «Supergene»

Wiktionary

SUPERGENE, noun. (genetics) A group of neighbouring genes on a chromosome that are inherited together because of close genetic linkage and are functionally related in an evolutionary sense.
SUPERGENE, adjective. (geology) (of a mineral) leached and then deposited by descending waters

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche