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Definition of Gene
1. Noun. (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"
Specialized synonyms: Dominant Gene, Allele, Allelomorph, Genetic Marker, Homeotic Gene, Lethal Gene, Linkage Group, Linked Genes, Modifier, Modifier Gene, Mutant Gene, Nonallele, Operator Gene, Oncogene, Transforming Gene, Polygene, Proto-oncogene, Recessive Gene, Regulator Gene, Regulatory Gene, Repressor Gene, Structural Gene, Suppresser, Suppresser Gene, Suppressor, Suppressor Gene, Transgene, X-linked Gene, Holandric Gene, Y-linked Gene
Group relationships: Chromosome, Deoxyribonucleic Acid, Desoxyribonucleic Acid, Dna
Category relationships: Genetic Science, Genetics, Molecular Biology
Generic synonyms: Sequence
Derivative terms: Genetic, Genetical, Genetical, Genic
Definition of Gene
1. Proper noun. A diminutive of Eugene, also used as a formal male given name. ¹
2. Noun. (genetics) A unit of heredity; a segment of DNA or RNA that is transmitted from one generation to the next, and that carries genetic information such as the sequence of amino acids for a protein. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gene
1. a hereditary unit [n -S]
Medical Definition of Gene
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