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1. (n.) gene
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
Etymology: (1911; < G Gen (1909), appar. independent use of -gen -gen ; introduced by Danish geneticist Wilhelm L. Johannsen (1857–1927))
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1. (noun) gene, cistron, factor
(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
"genes were formerly called factors"
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1. (noun) gene
an area on the DNA of a cell that carries information about the qualities or features sb inherits from their parents
the gene for being left-handed; Do we learn bad behavior or is it in our genes?
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Sense: any of the basic elements of heredity, passed from parents to their offspring
If the children are red-haired, one of their parents must have a gene for red hair.
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 Greek: γονίδιο |
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 Hindi: जीन, वंश |
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 Indonesian: gen |
 Icelandic: gen, erfðavísir |
 Italian: gene |
 Japanese: 遺伝子 |
 Korean: 유전자 |
 Lithuanian: genas |
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 Slovak: gén |
 Slovenian: gen |
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 Swedish: gen, arvsanlag |
 Thai: ยีน |
 Turkish: gen |
 Taiwanese: 基因 |
 Ukrainian: ген |
 Urdu: نسلی توریث کی اکائی |
 Vietnamese: (sinh vật học) gien |
 Chinese: 基因 |
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