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IELTS BNC: 2150 COCA: 2287

gene

gene /ˈʤiːn/ noun
plural genes
gene
/ˈʤiːn/
noun
plural genes
Learner's definition of GENE
[count] biology
: a part of a cell that controls or influences the appearance, growth, etc., of a living thing基因;遗传因子
IELTS BNC: 2150 COCA: 2287

gene

noun

plural genes
: a specific sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that is located usually on a chromosome and that is the functional unit of inheritance controlling the transmission and expression of one or more traits by specifying the structure of a particular polypeptide and especially a protein or controlling the function of other genetic material

Example Sentences

She inherited a good set of genes from her parents.
Recent Examples on the Web In other words, there is no gene for immortality, but there is certainly a procedure for it. Veronique Greenwood, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 The second vaccine is also made of the same rabies gene inserted into a different virus called adenovirus. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022 The decision could prompt Illumina, a maker of gene-sequencing machines, to shed Grail just over a year after scooping it up. Kim Mackrael, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 Back in 1995, researchers created the first transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, which involved genetically modifying mice to carry a gene associated with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Agnès Lacreuse, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2022 Called Zynteglo, the one-time treatment works by replacing a defective gene with a normally functioning one, thereby allowing the body to produce healthy red blood cells. Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 22 Aug. 2022 The motorcycle gene has so far not manifested in me, but there is no denying the thrill of being on a bike. Anna Hartley, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 The scientists tested their gene alterations on soy plants grown in a single location during just two crop seasons. New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022 This gene probably originates from a retrovirus for the proteins that cause fusion between the virus and the cell, says Dutch. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

German Gen, short for Pangen, from pan- + -gen

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gene was in 1909
IELTS BNC: 2150 COCA: 2287
gene

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + GENE | GENE + VERB | GENE + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEdominant, recessive顯性/隱性基因abnormal, defective, mutant畸形基因;有缺陷的基因;突變基因human人類基因VERB + GENEcarry, have攜帶/具有基因people who carry the gene that causes this disease攜帶這種致病基因的人pass on遺傳基因The gene is passed on to their children.這種基因遺傳給了他們的孩子。inherit繼承基因identify, map識別基因;繪製基因圖We may be able to identify the genes responsible for disease resistance.我們也許能識別出抗病基因。GENE + VERBaffect sth, be responsible for sth, cause sth, control sth, influence sth基因影響⋯;⋯歸因於基因;基因引起⋯;基因控制⋯Genes control the development of an embryo.基因控制胚胎發育。evolve, mutate基因進化/突變GENE + NOUNpool基因庫A gene pool of at least 300 animals is necessary to maintain a healthy tiger population.需要一個至少有 300 頭動物的基因庫才能維持一個健康的老虎種群。defect, mutation基因缺陷/突變Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突變是指 DNA 密碼的改變。sequence基因序列therapy基因治療PREPOSITIONgene for⋯的基因An individual may pass on to future generations its genes for tallness.一個人身高的基因可能會遺傳給其後代。

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