gene

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EtymologyEdit

From German Gen, coined by Wilhelm Ludvig Johannsen from Ancient Greek γενεά (geneá, “generation, descent”) from the aorist infinitive of γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I come into being”).

PronunciationEdit

• enPR: jēn, IPA^(key): /dʒiːn/

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• Rhymes: -iːn
• Homophones: Gene, Jean

NounEdit

gene (plural genes)

1. (genetics) 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.
   • 2013 June 21, Karen McVeigh, “US rules human genes can't be patented”, The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 10: 

     The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

• pangene

See alsoEdit

• allele
• dominant
• recessive

TranslationsEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -eːnə

AdjectiveEdit

gene

1. Inflected form of geen

AnagramsEdit

• geen, neeg, nege

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NounEdit

gene m (plural geni)

1. (genetics) gene

Related termsEdit

• genetica
• genetico
• genetista
• genico
• genotipo

Alternative formsEdit

• ghene

EtymologyEdit

From Old Dutch *gēn, from Proto-Germanic *jainaz.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣeːnə/

DeterminerEdit

gêne

1. that over there, yonder

DescendantsEdit

• Dutch: geen

NounEdit

gene m

1. (genetics) gene

Related termsEdit

NounEdit

gene m (plural genes)

1. gene

SynonymsEdit

• gen m

EtymologyEdit

From Old Turkic yana.

AdverbEdit

gene

1. (colloquial) yine (again)

NounEdit

gene

1. dative singular of gen