plural genes
: a specific sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that is located usually on a chromosome and that is the functional unit of inheritance controlling the transmission and expression of one or more traits by specifying the structure of a particular polypeptide and especially a protein or controlling the function of other genetic material
Examples of gene in a Sentence
She inherited a good set of genes from her parents.
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Caris Life Sciences, a cancer diagnostics company based in Irving, Texas, uses gene sequencing, AI and machine learning to detect and monitor disease.
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Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Verve Therapeutics — Shares rallied 77% in the premarket after the gene editing company agreed to be acquired by Eli Lilly for $10.50 per share, a premium of 67.5% on the company's last close.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 17 June 2025
Cahn said that, for each gene, a cat inherits one copy, called an allele, from each parent.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
They’re joined as these rogue genes from an early age, who challenge each other, love each other, and drive each other on.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 June 2025
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Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Verve Therapeutics — Shares rallied 77% in the premarket after the gene editing company agreed to be acquired by Eli Lilly for $10.50 per share, a premium of 67.5% on the company's last close.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 17 June 2025
Cahn said that, for each gene, a cat inherits one copy, called an allele, from each parent.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
They’re joined as these rogue genes from an early age, who challenge each other, love each other, and drive each other on.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 June 2025
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“Gene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gene. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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gene
noun
: a part of DNA or sometimes RNA that is usually located on a chromosome and that contains chemical information needed to make a particular protein (as an enzyme) controlling or influencing an inherited bodily trait or activity (as eye color or metabolism) or that influences or controls the activity of another gene or genes
Medical Definition
gene
noun
: a specific sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that is located usually on a chromosome and that is the functional unit of inheritance controlling the transmission and expression of one or more traits by specifying the structure of a particular polypeptide and especially a protein or controlling the function of other genetic material
called also determinant, determiner, factor
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