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单词 gene
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genenoun [ C ]

uk/dʒiːn/us/dʒiːn/

C1 a part of the DNA in a cell that controls the physical development, behaviour, etc. of an individual plant or animal and is passed on from its parents:

The illness is believed to be caused by a defective gene.

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  • The scientists identified a defective gene.
  • A particular gene is responsible for the inheritance of eye colour.
  • This mutant gene is thought to cause cancer.
  • It's impossible to say how much a person's behaviour is predetermined by their genes.
  • Our personalities result from the complex interplay between our genes and our environment.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Genetics

  • adenine
  • anaphase
  • chromosomal
  • chromosome
  • codon
  • deoxyribonucleic acid
  • double helix
  • gene therapy
  • genetic code
  • GMO
  • heredity
  • homozygous
  • inheritance
  • oncogene
  • recessive
  • ribosomal RNA
  • ribosome
  • sex chromosome
  • synapsis
  • translocation

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genenoun [ C ]

us/dʒin/

biology a specific chemical pattern on a chromosome (= cell structure) that is received from the parents and controls the development of particular characteristics in an animal or plant

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