gene

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

gene UK US [dʒiːn] noun countable [ genes ]
<I > a part of the DNA in a cell which contains information in a special pattern received by each animal or plant from its parents, and which controls its physical development, behaviour, etc
• The illness is believed to be caused by a defective gene.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Genetics ↑Innate and congenital
 
• The scientists identified a defective gene.
• A particular gene is responsible for the inheritance of eye colour.
• This mutant gene is thought to cause cancer.
• It's impossible to say how much a person's behaviour is predetermined by their genes.
• Our personalities result from the complex interplay between our genes and our environment.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cistron, factor