gene
noun[C]
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apartof theDNAin acellthatcontrolsthephysicaldevelopment,behaviour, etc. of anindividualplantoranimaland ispassedon fromitsparents:
基因Theillnessisbelievedto becausedby adefectivegene.据信,这种疾病是由基因缺陷引起的。
- Thescientistsidentifiedadefectivegene.
- Aparticulargene isresponsiblefor theinheritanceofeyecolour.
- Thismutantgene isthoughttocausecancer.
- It'simpossibleto say how much a person'sbehaviourispredeterminedbytheirgenes.
- Ourpersonalitiesresultfrom thecomplexinterplaybetweenourgenes andourenvironment.
Genetics
- adenine
- allele
- anaphase
- biohacker
- biohacking
- biotech
- gene amplification
- heterozygote
- homologous
- homologue
- homozygote
- hybridization
- paternal
- ribosome
- rRNA
- segregate
- segregation
- sequence
- terminator gene
- transgenic