: 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 WebIn 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
ADJECTIVE | VERB + GENE | GENE + VERB | GENE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤dominant, 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 + GENE➤carry, 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 + VERB➤affect 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 + NOUN➤pool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PREPOSITION➤gene 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。