supergene 1
/sooh"peuhr jeen'/ , adj. Geol.
formed by descending waters, as mineral or ore deposits (opposed to hypogene ).
[ 1945-50; SUPER- + -gene, as in HYPOGENE ]
supergene 2
/sooh"peuhr jeen'/ , n. Genetics.
a portion of a chromosome consisting of linked genes that act as a single unit of inheritance.
[ 1945-50; SUPER- + GENE ]