gene
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Contents |
English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From German Gen, coined by Wilhelm Ludvig Johannsen from Ancient Greek γενεά (geneá, “generation, descent”) from the aorist infinitive of γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I come into being”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
gene (plural genes)
- (genetics) A unit of heredity; a segment of DNA or RNA that is transmitted from one generation to the next, and that carries genetic information such as the sequence of amino acids for a protein.
Derived terms [edit]
terms derived from "gene"
Related terms [edit]
See also [edit]
Translations [edit]
unit of heredity
|
Dutch [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -eːnə
Adjective [edit]
gene (not comparable)
- (the) latter (last of two)
Synonyms [edit]
Usage notes [edit]
- used in conjunction with deze (“former”)
Anagrams [edit]
Italian [edit]
Noun [edit]
gene m (plural geni)
Related terms [edit]
Middle Dutch [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Dutch *gēn, from Proto-Germanic *jainaz.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈɣeːnə/
Determiner [edit]
gene
Descendants [edit]
- Dutch: geen
Portuguese [edit]
Noun [edit]
gene m
Related terms [edit]
Spanish [edit]
Noun [edit]
gene m (plural genes)
Synonyms [edit]
- gen m
Turkish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Turkic yana.
Adverb [edit]
gene
- (colloquial) yine (again)
Noun [edit]
gene
- dative singular form of gen
Categories:
- English terms derived from German
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms with homophones
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Genetics
- Dutch adjectives
- Italian nouns
- it:Genetics
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle Dutch determiners
- Middle Dutch demonstrative determiners
- Portuguese nouns
- pt:Genetics
- Spanish nouns
- es:Genetics
- Turkish terms derived from Old Turkic
- Turkish adverbs
- Turkish colloquialisms
- Turkish noun forms
