gene

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

gene [gene genes] BrE [dʒiːn] NAmE [dʒiːn] noun (biology)
a unit inside a cell which controls a particular quality in a living thing that has been passed on from its parents
•a dominant/recessive gene
•genes that code for the colour of the eyes
see also ↑genetic
Idiom: ↑in the genes

Word Origin:
early 20th cent.: from German Gen, from Pangen, a supposed ultimate unit of heredity (from Greek pan- ‘all’ + genos ‘race, kind, offspring’).

Example Bank:
•An individual may pass on to future generations its genes for tallness.
•Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.
•Genes control the development of an embryo.
•The gene is passed on to their children.
•We may be able to identify the genes responsible for disease resistance.
•people who carry the gene that causes this disease

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cistron, factor