Gene

From Fresh Dictionary

See also Gene, gène, gêné

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.3 See also 2 Turkish 2.1 Adverb

English

Pronunciation

• jēn, /dʒiːn/, /dZi:n/

  Homophones: Gene, Jean

  Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

gene (plural genes)

1. ((biology{{#if:|, {{{2}}}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})){{#if:|[[Category: {{{2}}}]]}}{{#if:|[[Category: {{{3}}}]]}}{{#if:|[[Category: {{{4}}}]]}}{{#if:|[[Category: {{{5}}}]]}}{{#if:|[[Category: {{{6}}}]]}}{{#if:|[[Category: {{{7}}}]]}}{{#if:|[[Category: {{{8}}}]]}}{{#if:|[[Category: {{{9}}}]]}} An entity passed down from parents to offspring in reproduction that encodes information essential for the construction and regulation of proteins (such as enzymes) and other molecules that determine the growth and functioning of the organism.

Translations

entity passed down in reproduction

Dutch: gen French: gène m German: Gen n

Polish: gen m Romanian: genă f Spanish: gen m

Derived terms

• genetic
• geneticist
• genetics
• genome
• pseudogene

See also

• dominant
• recessive

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Turkish

Adverb

gene

1. againda:gene

fr:gene io:gene ja:gene ta:gene zh:gene