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gene

/dʒin/

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noun
(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
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"genes were formerly called factors"

Similar:

cistron factor

type of:
sequence

part of:
dna desoxyribonucleic acid chromosome deoxyribonucleic acid

Examples of gene

"genes were formerly called factors"