gene
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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
Gene in a sentence
A change in a gene is reflected in the protein or RNA molecule that it codes for.
A length of DNA is divided into segments called chromosomes and shorter individual units called genes.
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