Meanings (ES + gloss)
gen • gene
A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
Near-synonym: cistron (often synonymous)
The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to pati…
Phrases
Angelina Jolie geneJolie geneX-linked genealgenyantigenearistogeneatrogenecenecisgenecontrol genecream genecytogeneeigengeneelectrochemogeneelectrogeneendogenegene bankgene cassettegene complexgene drivegene expressiongene familygene flowgene frequencygene gungene poolgene productgene silencinggene splicinggene therapygene transcriptiongene transfergene trapgene-alteredgene-engineeredgene-manipulatedgene-modifiedgene-nappergenechipgeneflow
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