Meaning of GENE

Pronunciation:			jeen
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		The functional and physical unit of heredity passed from parent to offspring. Genes are pieces of DNA, and most genes contain the information for making a specific protein.
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	Related Terms:		allele, allelomorph, Altmann theory, anticodon, biotype, birth, character, chromatid, chromatin, chromosome, codon, De Vries theory, deoxyribonucleic acid, determinant, determiner, diathesis, DNA, DNA double helix, endowment, eugenics, factor, Galtonian theory, gene complex, gene flow, gene pool, genesiology, genetic code, genetic drift, genetics, genotype, hereditability, hereditary character, heredity, heritability, heritage, inborn capacity, inheritability, inheritance, matrocliny, Mendelianism, Mendelism, messenger RNA, mRNA, nucleotide, operator gene, operon, patrocliny, pharmacogenetics, recessive character, regulator gene, replication, ribosomal RNA, RNA, structural gene, transfer RNA, tRNA, Verworn theory, Weismann theory, Weismannism, Wiesner theory