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/d͡ʒiːn/ · noun
(genetics) A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color..
Near-synonym: cistron (often synonymous)
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.
Holonym: locus
A change in a gene is reflected in the protein or RNA molecule that it codes for.
A length of DNA is divided into segments called chromosomes and shorter individual units called genes.
One way to define a gene (there are many, and they are not all equivalent) is as the bit of DNA that contains the information needed to make a specific protein or a functional RNA molecule.
Use gene when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gene means (genetics) A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color..
Common synonyms include cistron.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonym: cistron (often synonymous)
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