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gene

Definition

  • noun: a part of a cell that controls or influences the appearance, growth, etc., of a living thing
  • noun: 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

Examples

  • She inherited a good set of 'genes' from her parents.

  • advances in the science of 'gene therapy'

  • the 'gene pool' of a species

Movie quotes

  • (..) Our DNA excavators discover new species every year. But consumers want them bigger, louder, more teeth. The good news? Our advances in gene splicing have opened up a whole new frontier. We've learned more from genetics in the past decade... than a century of digging up bones. So... (..)
    2015 Jurassic World