we kind of do that to an extent but that confuses things.
for example tumor suppressor genes, actually produce a product that, among many other things, leads to suppression of tumor activity or viability.
the gene function [depending on the gene] would really be something hypothetically like -immuno signaling factor modulator gene number 9-
this makes things harder to mentally catalog for a lot of people, so we use name like SONIC; KRUPPEL; HEDGEHOG; SONIC HEDGHOG.
these are developmental pattern genes, and the names are subjective based on phenotype appearance, or what a researcher was doing when they observed it, etc.
for example tumor suppressor genes, actually produce a product that, among many other things, leads to suppression of tumor activity or viability.
the gene function [depending on the gene] would really be something hypothetically like -immuno signaling factor modulator gene number 9-
this makes things harder to mentally catalog for a lot of people, so we use name like SONIC; KRUPPEL; HEDGEHOG; SONIC HEDGHOG.
these are developmental pattern genes, and the names are subjective based on phenotype appearance, or what a researcher was doing when they observed it, etc.