(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
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gene::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cistron, factor |
| Type of | sequence |
| Has types | y-linked gene, allelomorph, dominant gene, genetic marker, transforming gene, transgene, x-linked gene, allele, holandric gene, homeotic gene, lethal gene, linkage group, linked genes, modifier, modifier gene, mutant gene, nonallele, oncogene, operator gene, polygene, proto-oncogene, recessive gene, regulator gene, regulatory gene, repressor gene, structural gene, suppresser, suppresser gene, suppressor, suppressor gene |
| Derivation | genetic, genetical, genic |
genes were formerly called factors.
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The efficiency gains in gene mapping are leading to new uses for the technology.
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Gene Upshaw, union president since 1980, becomes the NFLPA's executive director.
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Scientists knew that people with the mutant Huntington gene develop the disease.
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The gene alters bacteria, making them resistant to nearly all known antibiotics.
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Hopefully science will advance so that someday gene therapy will provide a cure.
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In mice a loss of this gene leads to the genesis of aggressive T cell lymphomas.
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In fact, the mice showed dramatic improvement when the p53 gene was inactivated.
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Zon put that gene into zebrafish that also lacked the tumor suppressor gene p53.
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Shutting down the activity of this gene with an antibody inhibited tumor growth.
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- (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"
- A gene is a unit of heredity in a living organism. It is normally a stretch of DNA that codes for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. All living things depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains. ...
- Gene were an English alternative rock quartet that rose to prominence in the mid 1990s. Formed in 1993, they were popularly labelled as a Britpop band and often drew comparisons to The Smiths because of their Morrissey-esque lead singer, Martin Rossiter. ...
- Gene is a peer-reviewed scientific journal in genetics, focusing on gene cloning and gene structure and function. Gene has been published since 1976 by Elsevier.
- Eugene is a common (masculine) first name that comes from the Greek u03B5u1F50u03B3u03B5u03BDu03AEu03C2 (eugenu0113s), "noble", literally "well-born", from u03B5u1F56 (eu), "well" and u03B3u03ADu03BDu03BFu03C2 (genos), "race, stock, kin". Gene is a common shortened form. The feminine variant is Eugenia or Eugu00E9nie.
- Gene is a thriller novel by Stel Pavlou (born 1970), published in 2005 in England by Simon and Schuster. It is published in several languages with some title changes. The Italian edition has the title La Conspirazione del Minotauro (The Minotaur Conspiracy). ...
- Gu00EAnes was a department of the French Consulate and of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the city of Genoa. It was formed in 1805, when the Ligurian Republic (formerly the Republic of Genoa) was annexed directly to France. Its capital was Genoa.
- A unit of heredity; a segment of DNA or RNA that is transmitted from one generation to the next, and that carries genetic information such as the sequence of amino acids for a protein
- (Genes) Contains information that codes individuals genetic makeup and is passed on from generation to generation.
