gene

Meaning of gene

noun
  1. A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
  2. A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, in general the structure of a protein; locus.
    A change in a gene is reflected in the protein or RNA molecule that it codes for.

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Hyphenation of gene

gene

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • gene is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

gene synonyms

Meaning cistron:

cistron, factor

Translation of gene

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