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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A hereditary unit consisting of a sequence of DNA that occupies a specific location on a chromosome and determines a particular characteristic in an organism. Genes undergo mutation when their DNA sequence changes.

Wiktionary

  1. n. 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.

Etymologies

  1. 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"). (Wiktionary)
  2. German Gen, from gen-, begetting, in Greek words (such as genos, race, offspring). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “$found = 1; last; die "Did not find gene $gene in $root. txt" unless $found = 1;”

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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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  • “Children who inherit the sickle cell gene (S) from one parent and another abnormal hemoglobin gene from the other parent may have different types of sickle cell disease.”

    Diagnosing and treating sickle cell disease

  • “People with any other type of sickle cell disease have inherited the S gene from one parent and another abnormal hemoglobin gene from the other parent.”

    Diagnosing and treating sickle cell disease

  • “Of course, philosophers do not deny that biologists use the term gene, but many philosophers believe gene is a dummy term, a placeholder for many different concepts.”

    Molecular Genetics

  • “In fact, philosophers have often been frustrated by the tendency of biologists to define and use the term gene in a number of contradictory ways in one and the same textbook.”

    Molecular Genetics

  • “Gene skeptics such as Burian, Portin, and Fogle claim that the term gene has outlived its usefulness.”

    Molecular Genetics

  • “Weber (2005) examines the evolution of the gene concept by tracing changes in the reference of the term gene through the history of genetics.”

    Molecular Genetics

  • “If the globin gene is damaged (marked by an arrow) it may, for example, lead to the formation of a larger than normal exon during splicing (B), or to the formation of a completely new exon (C).”

    Physiology or Medicine 1993 - Press Release

  • “A normal beta-globin gene is presented in A, and two mutated genes that result in beta-thalassemia are shown in B and C. Arrows mark the position of point mutations.”

    Physiology or Medicine 1993 - Press Release

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  • oroboros Man dies--genes reminisce...(It is thus that the old are nostalgic, and men dream of life after death.)--Jan Cox Apr 6, 2007

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