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Meaning
Noun
●
In Genetics:
A
theoretical
unit
of
heredity
of
living
organisms
; a
gene
may take several
values
and
in principle
predetermines
a
precise
trait
of an organism's form (phenotype), such as
hair
color.
●
In Molecular biology:
A
segment
of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's
genome
, that may take several
forms
and thus
parameterizes
a
phenomenon
,
in general
the structure of a
protein
; locus.
Name
●
A
diminutive
of Eugene, also used as a
formal
male
given name.
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Origin
gene
English
Gen
German
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Genotype
Mutation
Allele
Chromosome
Phenotype
Protein
Enzyme
Receptor
Dna
Rna
Trait
Mutations
Disease
Mutant
Alleles
Virus
Mrna
Bacterium
Plasmid
Operon
Proteins
Antibody
Antigen
Pathogen
Organism
Isoform
Molecule
Retrovirus
Peptide
Homozygote
Nucleotide
Snp
Haplotype
Homolog
Cell
Hormone
Genomic
Expression
Locus
Polymorphism
Transposon
Polymorphisms
Sperm
Crispr
Subunit
Codon
Kinase
Transcription Factor
Dna Sequence
Y Chromosome
X Chromosome
Point Mutation
Stem Cell
More
Rhymes
Gene
Keen
Dean
Peen
Mien
Mean
Seen
Teen
Zine
Been
Ween
Dene
Lean
Bean
Wean
Jean
Jean
Yeen
Green
Scene
Skeen
Bleen
Tween
Clean
Rhyne
Glean
Queen
Preen
Irene
Sheen
Spean
Sheen
Stean
Demean
Beseen
Marine
'Tween
Spleen
Ravine
Unseen
Tajine
Bemean
Careen
Dudeen
Eugene
Sphene
Screen
Serene
Poteen
Scalene
Quinine
Shebeen
Emesene
Canteen
Demesne
Stettin
Cuisine
Obscene
Terrene
Apamene
Sardine
Engreen
Umpteen
Unclean
Machine
Fifteen
Joaquin
Sixteen
Thirteen
Fourteen
Magazine
Gasoline
Crudzine
Nineteen
Pristine
Eighteen
Submarine
Intervene
Palmyrene
Seventeen
Spodumene
Damascene
Christine
Letterzine
Smithereen
Antiochene
Aquamarine
Ultramarine
Indoleamine
Chocolatine
Internecine
Red Bean
Enigma Machine
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