gene
Nouns
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(n) (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
Synonyms
cistron factorWords of close approximity
genealogic
genealogical
genealogically
genealogist
genealogy
gene chip
gene delivery vector
gene expression
Gene Kelly
gene linkage
gene mutation
general
general agent
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
general anaesthesia
general anaesthetic
general anatomy
general anesthesia
general anesthetic
general assembly
General Baptist
General Certificate of Secondary Education
General Charles de Gaulle
General Custer
generalcy
general damages
General de Gaulle
general delivery
general election
General Franco
general headquarters
generalisation
generalise
generalised
generalissimo
generalist
generality
generalization
generalize
generalized
generalized anxiety disorder
generalized epilepsy
generalized seizure
general knowledge
general ledger
general lien
generally
generally accepted accounting principles
general manager
general medicine
general officer
general practitioner
general-purpose
general-purpose bomb
general relativity
general relativity theory
General Security Services
General Services Administration
generalship
general staff
general store
general theory of relativity
general verdict
generate
generation
generational
generation gap
generation X
generative
generative grammar
generator
generic
generically
generic drug
generic noun
generic wine
generosity
generous
generously
generousness
Gene Sarazen
Genesis
gene-splicing
genet
genetic
genetic abnormality
genetical
genetically
genetic code
genetic constitution
genetic counseling
genetic defect
genetic disease
genetic disorder
genetic endowment
genetic engineering
genetic fingerprint
genetic fingerprinting
geneticism
geneticist