Meaning & Definition of Gene in English
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Gene
/ʤin/
noun
1. (genetics) a segment of dna that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain
- It can include regions preceding and following the coding dna as well as introns between the exons
- It is considered a unit of heredity
- "Genes were formerly called factors"
synonym:
- gene,
- cistron,
- factor