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Definition of Supergene
1. 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. ¹
2. Adjective. (geology of a mineral) leached and then deposited by descending waters ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Supergene
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Supergene
Literary usage of Supergene
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geology and Ore Deposits of the Virgilina District of Virginia and North by Francis Baker Laney (1917)
"This supergene and secondary chalcopyrite is by no means abundant, ... Plate X (B)
shows supergene chalcopyrite occurring as minute veinlets replacing ..."
2. Introduction to the Study of Minerals and Rocks by Austin Flint Rogers (1921)
"The ambiguity in the use of these words may be avoided by the use of the terms
hypogene and supergene introduced by Ransome. A hypogene ore or mineral is ..."
3. Bulletin by Nevada Bureau of Mines (1904)
"The oxidized ores mined from the 300 level to the surface were I high in silver,
and some supergene sulphide enrichment in this metal is indicated by the ..."
4. A Microscopic Study of the Silver Ores and Their Associated Minerals by Frank Nelson Guild (1917)
"From the numerous descriptions of the occurrence of argentite, it would seem that
it may be either a hypogene or supergene mineral. ..."
5. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1916)
"I favor the use of the terms "hypogene" and "supergene," as indicating the source
of the solution. The terms "primary" and "secondary" may then be dispensed ..."
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