Gene

Noun

 * 1)  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.

Derived terms

 * gene complex
 * gene flow
 * gene frequency
 * gene pool
 * gene product
 * gene-splicing
 * gene therapy


 * genetic
 * geneticist
 * genetics
 * genome
 * genotype
 * pseudogene

Related terms

 * pangene

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

Etymology
From Gen:, coined by Wilhelm Ludvig Johannsen from γενεά: from the aorist infinitive of γίγνομαι:.

Translations

 * Catalan: gen
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 基因
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 * Irish:
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 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: gen
 * Telugu: జన్యువు
 * Volapük: gered

Adjective

 * 1) (the) latter (last of two)

Synonyms

 * laatstgenoemde

Anagrams

 * geen, neeg, nege

Noun

 * 1)  gene

Related terms

 * genetica
 * genetico
 * genetista
 * genico
 * genotipo

Noun

 * 1)  gene

Related terms

 * genética

Noun

 * 1) gene

Synonyms

 * gen

Etymology
From yana.

Adverb

 * 1) again