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  1. gene, cistron, factornoun

    (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"

    Synonyms:
    broker, component, element, factor, divisor, cistron, ingredient, constituent, agent

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  1. List of paraphrases for "gene":

    genes, genetic, gen, genetics, jin

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How to use gene in a sentence?

  1. Daniel Ivascyn:

    U.S. policy issues have had outsized significant influence on financial markets since the global financial crisis in 2008, and we expect Gene's policy insights and analysis to be valuable contributions to Pimco's investment process.

  2. Yalda Jamshidi:

    Unsurprisingly, the experiments have been met with heavy criticism, particularly as the procedures used have not been tested for safety in humans, and were not carried out for any real medical need, the report will hopefully set an example with appropriate legal and punitive actions to reassure the public and scientific community that gene editing, like all potentially new medical interventions, will only be allowed where they address a true medical need, and with appropriate ethical and regulatory oversight.

  3. Mike Rowe:

    The handy gene, as you may have noticed, is recessive. And as certain as I was that I would follow in his footsteps, I just didn't get the skills. So I got into entertainment.

  4. Suzanne Craft:

    Our team was surprised at the level of improvement for the participants with the gene that raises Alzheimer's risk, as very few types of therapies have been shown to benefit these patients.

  5. Mayana Zatz:

    The importance of these twins... is that they could give us some very important answers, how can we explain that one of the twins was not affected: did they have a gene that protected them? Do they have a different genome that disposes them to the infection or not?


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