gene

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/d͡ʒiːn/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A part of a cell that controls a particular inherited feature.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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, such as (often) the structure of a protein.

Examples

  • A great many people were opposed to gene therapy in terms of ethics.

  • DNA is a complex chemical that makes up a gene.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A unisex given name., A diminutive of the male given name Eugene, also used as a formal male given name.

  2. 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.

More examples

In context

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

  • Near-synonym: cistron (often synonymous)

  • Holonym: locus

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From German Gen, from Ancient Greek γενεά (geneá, “generation, descent”), from the aorist infinitive of γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to come into being”). Coined by Danish botanist Wilhelm Ludwig Johannsen in 1909, in a German-language publication, from the last syllable of pangene.