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- gene
- [ʤiːn]
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- 1. 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
- 2. C20: from German Gen, shortened from Pangen; see pan- , -gen
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