GENE
/dĘiËn/
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
G(2) E(1) N(1) E(1)
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Definition
/dĘiËn/
noun
- 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.
- 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.“A change in a gene is reflected in the protein or RNA molecule that it codes for.”
Source: Wiktionary
