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How to pronounce gene
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What does gene mean?
nounA 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)”
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, such as (often) the structure of a protein.
“A change in a gene is reflected in the protein or RNA molecule that it codes for.”
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