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gene meaning

EN[dʒiːn] [-iːn]
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  • A gene is the molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. A genes consist of a stretches of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) that code for proteins that perform the necessary cellular functions in an organism.
  • Different variants (alleles) of a gene encode slightly different versions of a protein, which leads to different traits in a population. Colloquial usage of the term "having a gene" (e.g.
  • The concept of a gene continues to be refined as new phenomena are discovered. Regulatory regions of a gene can be far removed from its coding regions, and coding regions can be split into several exons.
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    Definition of gene in English Dictionary

  • NounPLgenesSUF-gène
    1. (genetics) 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.
      1. The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.
    2. (molecular biology) 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.
    3. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • Further, both genes were separated by an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) for bicistronicity.
        • Obtained buccal epithelium and newly drawn, uncentrifuged blood collected in an EDTA tube were used for analysis of gene expression: a control GAPDH gene and Osteocalcin gene.
        • Nucleotide sequences for coding genes were translated to check for pseudogenation in MEGA [24 ].
      2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
        • Gene Nelson, Warner Bros fleetfooted terper, is going to try going straight in more than one sense. In Dont Cry Baby he won't dance except to a theoretical piper
      3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
        • The megakaryocyte growth and differentiation factor, C-mpl, is the receptor for thrombopoietin and is encoded by the Mpl gene.
        • Two SNPs, rs14920313 and rs14920355, were located in the doublecortin-like kinase 1 (DCLK1) gene, and rs313140585 was identified in the neurobeachin (NBEA) gene.
        • Both pe38 and ie-2 are absent from all sequenced group II alphabaculoviruses and betabaculoviruses except for CpGV, CrleGV, PhopGV, and PiraGV that contain a pe38 gene.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Nouns
        • Countable nouns
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      Meaning of gene for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this word "gene" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
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