Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hereditary unit consisting of a sequence of DNA that occupies a specific location on a chromosome and is transcribed into an RNA molecule that may function directly or be translated into an amino acid chain. Genes undergo mutation when their DNA sequences change.
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- noun genetics A unit of
heredity ; a segment ofDNA orRNA that is transmitted from one generation to the next, and that carriesgenetic information such as the sequence of amino acids for a protein.
Etymologies
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Amir Karimuddin: @gene Thanks for your confirmation. gene: @Amir i double checked, the sh1810c is chinese market model, sh810c is japanese model, not a big issue though:)
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Amir Karimuddin: @gene Thanks for your confirmation. gene: @Amir i double checked, the sh1810c is chinese market model, sh810c is japanese model, not a big issue though:)
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Amir Karimuddin: @gene Thanks for your confirmation. gene: @Amir i double checked, the sh1810c is chinese market model, sh810c is japanese model, not a big issue though:)
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Amir Karimuddin: @gene Thanks for your confirmation. gene: @Amir i double checked, the sh1810c is chinese market model, sh810c is japanese model, not a big issue though:)
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Amir Karimuddin: @gene Thanks for your confirmation. gene: @Amir i double checked, the sh1810c is chinese market model, sh810c is japanese model, not a big issue though:)
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Amir Karimuddin: @gene Thanks for your confirmation. gene: @Amir i double checked, the sh1810c is chinese market model, sh810c is japanese model, not a big issue though:)
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Pharming: it's not just another misspelled word! The term "pharming" comes from a combination of the words "farming" and "pharmaceuticals." It's a melding of the most basic methods of agriculture with the most advanced biotechnology.Gene pharming is a technology that scientists use to alter an animal's own DNA, or to splice in new DNA, called a transgene, from another species. In pharming, these genetically modified (transgenic) animals are used mostly to make human proteins that have medicinal value. The protein encoded by the transgene is secreted into the animal's milk, eggs, or blood, and then collected and purified. Livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, rabbits, and pigs have already been modified in this way to produce several useful proteins and drugs.
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A gene drive is like a "selfish gene," Mueller says, because it doesn't follow the normal rules of genetics. Normally, traits are passed to only half of all offspring. With the gene drive, nearly all the progeny inherit the modification.
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oroboros commented on the word gene
Man dies--genes reminisce...(It is thus that the old are nostalgic, and men dream of life after death.)--Jan Cox
April 6, 2007