gene

[ʤi:n] n

genet.

gène m

gene A unit of heredity composed of DNA occupying a fixed position on a chromosome. A gene may determine a characteristic of an individual by specifying a polypeptide chain that forms a protein or part of a protein (structural gene); or repress such operation (repressor gene) [ʤi:n] n

environ.

gène m

English thesaurus

Gene [ʤi:n] abbr.

abbr., names, dimin.

Eugene; Eugenia

GENE [ʤi:n] abbr.

abbr., mil., avia.

global-positioning-system enhanced

Nasdaq

Genome Therapeutics Corporation

Gene [ʤi:n] adj.

med.

A short segment of DNA or in the case of some viruses, RNA. Most genes contain the information needed to make a particular protein. see also deoxyribonucleic acid, genome, protein, ribonucleic acid

gene

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gene abbr.
environ.	gène
genet.	allélomorphe
health.	facteur héréditaire


polymorphism abbr.
chem. met.	polymorphisme
comp., MS	polymorphisme