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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"
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dna
desoxyribonucleic acid
chromosome
deoxyribonucleic acid
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