Meaning Of The Word Gene

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-gen in British English
suffix forming nouns: producing or that which produces

-gene in British English
suffix forming nouns

Gene in American English
a masculine name
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 pro
noun: a male given name, form of Eugene
noun: 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

gene in British English
noun: a unit of heredity composed of DNA occupying a fixed position on a chromosome (some viral genes are composed of RNA). A gene may determine a characteristic of an individual by specifying a polypeptide chain that forms a protein or part of a protein ( stru

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