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gene
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
gene
(noun)
gene pool
(noun)
gene therapy
(noun)
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gene
/
ˈ
ʤiːn/
noun
plural
genes
gene
/
ˈ
ʤiːn/
noun
plural
genes
Learner's definition of GENE
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]
biology
:
a part of a cell that controls or influences the appearance, growth, etc., of a living thing
She inherited a good set of
genes
from her parents.
dominant/recessive
genes
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