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gene

The correct spelling is gene.

How to pronounce gene

/dʒiːn/
noun

IPA: /dʒiːn/

Say it like: Jen-e

The correct spelling is gene. 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… For example: "A change in a gene is reflected in the protein or RNA molecule that it codes for."

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A change in a gene is reflected in the protein or RNA molecule that it codes for.

Definition

noun

  1. 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. 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.

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