gene

[ US /ˈdʒin/ ]
[ UK /d‍ʒˈiːn/ ]
NOUN
  1. (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
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