About The Word Gene

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Gene

Gene Meaning & Definition
Gene Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gene?

[n] a segment of DNA found on a chromosome that codes for a particular protein; a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gene: factor

Related Terms | Find terms related to Gene: allele | allelomorph | Altmann theory | anticodon | biotype | birth | character | chromatid | chromatin | chromosome | codon | De Vries theory | deoxyribonucleic acid | determinant | determiner | diathesis | DNA | DNA double helix | endowment | eugenics | factor | Galtonian theory | gene complex | gene flow | gene pool | genesiology | genetic code | genetic drift | genetics | genotype | hereditability | hereditary character | heredity | heritability | heritage | inborn capacity | inheritability | inheritance | matrocliny | Mendelianism | Mendelism | messenger RNA | mRNA | nucleotide | operator gene | operon | patrocliny | pharmacogenetics | recessive character | regulator gene | replication | ribosomal RNA | RNA | structural gene | transfer RNA | tRNA | Verworn theory | Weismann theory | Weismannism | Wiesner theory

See Also | allele | allelomorph | chromosome | dominant gene | genetic marker | holandric gene | lethal gene | linkage group | linked genes | modifier | modifier gene | mutant gene | nonallele | oncogene | operator gene | protein molecule | proto-oncogene | recessive gene | regulator gene | regulatory gene | repressor gene | structural gene | suppresser | suppresser gene | suppressor | suppressor gene | transforming gene | X-linked gene | Y-linked gene

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