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gene definition

☆ gene (jēn)

noun

Genetics any of the units occurring at specific points on the chromosomes, by which hereditary characters are transmitted and determined: each is regarded as a particular state of organization of the chromatin in the chromosome, consisting primarily of DNA and protein

Etymology: < Ger gen, short for pangen (< pan-, pan- + -gen, -gen, after pangenesis)

Gene definition

Gene (jēn)

noun

a masculine name

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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