gene
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- noun
- /dʒin/
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- The feat involves transferring certain glutenin protein genes from bread wheat to durum wheat.
- gene sequence
- human gene
- different genes
Then had to put that gene into corn.
- Then had to put that gene into corn.
- So they can read out thousands of genes in single cells.
- They're due to thousands of genes with very tiny effects.
- So we're going to hack the genes and use birth control.
- Being able to master switching genes off and switching genes on.
- So the gene is a code to make proteins.
- All of these environments, when you have that, your genes stay turned off.
- In simplest terms, genes are the nature side of things.
- They had turned on the genes that were leading to cell death.
- Wow, you got good genes one side of my family.
- Not even the whole gene, Half the gene.
Examples
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Indeed, studies have found that today's best dancers all share the two specific genes associated with excellent interpersonal skills.
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Historically, then, eugenics relates to family bloodlines or the collective "gene pool" more so than individual characteristics.
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Well, now, how would you get the gene into the cells here?
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There is not one gene that causes cancer.
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Then had to put that gene into corn.
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So they only have one copy of all these genes, right?
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However, it appears that different genes may be responsible in different families with children with autism.
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In May 1997, U.S. scientists isolated a gene that regulates muscle growth in mice.
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Scientists can also inactivate genes or insert genes where they wouldn't normally occur.
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In May 1997, U.S. scientists isolated a gene that regulates muscle growth in mice.
Synonyms
Compounds
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A process where a cell uses a gene's information to make a protein
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Cutting and joining DNA from different living things to make new DNA
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A part passed from parents that causes a feature only if two copies are present
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A gene that has changed and makes a feature appear or work differently
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A gene that makes a trait appear when only one copy is present and hides the other gene
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A gene that hides the effect of another gene so a trait does not appear
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A small device with many tiny DNA pieces that tests many genes in a sample
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A tool used to carry genes into cells for research or treatment
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Genes that are close on the same chromosome are often inherited together
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A gene that has a homeobox part and controls how an embryo's body forms
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A part of DNA that controls other genes by making a protein that turns them on or off
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A DNA segment that controls nearby genes by starting or stopping their protein production
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A gene on the X chromosome that causes traits or disorders passed on by that chromosome
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gene comes from the old Greek root gen- and genos, which mean 'birth' or 'race'. So a gene is a small part of DNA that produces and passes on traits from parents to children, and you can remember it by thinking of related words like generate and generation.