1. Home
  2. Dictionary
  3. Gene

Definition of Gene in English :

Define Gene in English

Gene meaning in English

Meaning of Gene in English

Pronunciation of Gene in English

Gene pronunciation in English

Pronounce Gene in English

Gene

see synonyms of gene

Noun

1. cistron, factor, gene

(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

Example Sentences:
'genes were formerly called factors'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gene

see synonyms of gene
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 (structural gene); or encode an RNA molecule; or regulate the operation of other genes or repress such operation
See also operon

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Gene

see synonyms of gene
noun
a masculine name
see also Eugene1
noun
Genetics
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 protein
see also dominant, recessive, Mendel's laws

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Gene

see synonyms of gene
suff.
Variant of -gen.
n.
A hereditary unit consisting of a sequence of DNA that occupies a specific location on a chromosome and is transcribed into an RNA molecule that may function directly or be translated into an amino acid chain. Genes undergo mutation when their DNA sequences change.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

WORD OF THE DAY

morganatic

FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS

Recent Searches

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Notice

Message: fwrite(): write of 34 bytes failed with errno=28 No space left on device

Filename: drivers/Session_files_driver.php

Line Number: 263

Backtrace:

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: session_write_close(): Failed to write session data using user defined save handler. (session.save_path: /home/admin/tmp)

Filename: Unknown

Line Number: 0

Backtrace: