gene
1. [ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 200
2. [ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 1299
3. [ noun ] (chemistry) a self-replicating protein molecule that occupies a fixed place on a chromosome; a unit of heredity
Synonyms: factor cistron
Related terms: sequence protein_molecule oncogene nonallele recessive_gene operator_gene lethal_gene modifier allele polygene dominant_gene proto-oncogene regulator_gene repressor_gene structural_gene suppresser x-linked_gene holandric_gene mutant_gene linkage_group homeotic_gene genetic_marker chromosome deoxyribonucleic_acid molecular_biology genetics
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