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gene - Dictionary definition and meaning for gene
GENE
(noun) (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
"genes were formerly called factors"
synonyms : cistron , factor
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