The meaning of Genes

Genes – definition

noun
(in informal use) a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.
Usage examples:
Playing tennis is in my genes

noun
A specific chemical pattern on a chromosome (= cell structure) that is received from the parents and controls the development of particular characteristics in an animal or plant

Genes translation into English

Genes: translate from English into Chinese

基因

Genes: translate from English into Dutch

Genen

Genes: translate from English into French

Gènes

Genes: translate from English into German

Gene

Genes: translate from English into Hindi

जीन

Genes: translate from English into Italian

Geni

Genes: translate from English into Korean

유전자

Genes: translate from English into Russian

Гены

Genes: translate from English into Spanish

Genes

Word origin

early 20th century: from German Gen, from Pangen, a supposed ultimate unit of heredity (from Greek pan- ‘all’ + genos ‘race, kind, offspring’).

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Genes – similar words

gene

dʒiːn

noun
(in informal use) a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.
Usage examples:
Playing tennis is in my genes

noun
A specific chemical pattern on a chromosome (= cell structure) that is received from the parents and controls the development of particular characteristics in an animal or plant

noun
A part of the dna in a cell that controls the physical development, behaviour, etc. of an individual plant or animal and is passed on from its parents
Usage examples:
The illness is believed to be caused by a defective gene.

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