GENES

/dʒiːnz/
6
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8
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G(2) E(1) N(1) E(1) S(1)
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Definition

/dʒiːnz/
noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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.”

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