A broad operational definition is sometimes used to encompass the complexity of these diverse phenomena, where a gene is defined as a union of genomic sequences encoding a coherent set of potentially overlapping functional products. This definition categorizes genes by their functional products (proteins or RNA) rather than their specific DNA loci, with regulatory elements classified as gene-associated regions. COUNT 5
QSN1 What sort of definition can be used to conveniently encompass the complexity of diverse phenomena? ANS1 A broad operational definition QSN2 What is the broad operational definition of a gene? ANS2 a union of genomic sequences encoding a coherent set of potentially overlapping functional products QSN3 What does the typical definition of a gene categorize genes by? ANS3 their specific DNA loci QSN4 What does the broad operational definition of gene categorize genes by? ANS4 their functional products (proteins or RNA) QSN5 What does the broad operational definition of a gene classify as gene-associated regions? ANS5 regulatory elements