gene

名词 gene:

1. (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
   同义词：cistron, factor

1. The position that a given gene occupies on a chromosome.
   基因座在一条染色体上某种给定基因所占的位置
2. In addition to gene, intelligence also depends on an adequate diet, a good education and a decent home environment.
   除了遗传基因外，智力的高低还取决于良好的营养，良好的教育和良好的家庭环境。
3. A gene that causes the transformation of normal cells into cancerous tumor cells, especially a viral gene that transforms a host cell into a tumor cell.
   致癌基因导致正常细胞转变为癌变细胞的基因，尤其是一种把寄主的细胞变为肿瘤细胞的病毒基因
4. The degree to which an expressed gene produces its effects in an organism.
   基因的表现度描述一个组织中的一个基因产生作用的程度

gene

n.（名词）
A hereditary unit that occupies a specific location on a chromosome and determines a particular characteristic in an organism. Genes exist in a number of different forms and can undergo mutation.
基因：在一个染色体中占据一定位置的一种遗传个体，它决定有机体组织的特殊特征。基因以好多种不同形式出现，能发生变异

来源：
From Greek genos [race, offspring] * see gen…-
源自 希腊语 genos [家族，后代] *参见 gen…-