Definitions for: Gene

[n] a segment of DNA found on a chromosome that codes for a particular protein; a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"

Synonyms: factor

See Also: allele, allelomorph, chromosome, dominant gene, genetic marker, holandric gene, lethal gene, linkage group, linked genes, modifier, modifier gene, mutant gene, nonallele, oncogene, operator gene, protein molecule, proto-oncogene, recessive gene, regulator gene, regulatory gene, repressor gene, structural gene, suppresser, suppresser gene, suppressor, suppressor gene, transforming gene, X-linked gene, Y-linked gene

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