- gene as a noun:
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gene
noun
1 gene
genetics A segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity:
— Genes were formerly called factors.
Dutch: erfelijkheidsdrager, erffactor, gen
Polish: gen
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