Synonym: cistron, factor. Similar words: genetic, generous, generate, in general, generation gap, the general public, scene, energy. Meaning: [dʒɪːn] n. (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.
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(151) This may be due to the complete absence of functional Ea and/or non-polymorphism of the Ea gene product.
(152) The phenotypic effect of some particular gene might be, say, green eye colour.
(153) The main point was that the total genetic capacity of a species may increase due to gene duplication.
(154) Because the gene pool for a growing breed is slight, munchkins are generally bred with other cats.
(155) In this procedure part of a gene from the target organism is amplified many millions of times to reach easily detectable levels.
(156) From studies on living organisms it is impossible to learn details of the molecular events in IL-6 induced gene expression.
(157) If successful, gene therapy could eventually offer effective treatment for as many as 4,000 hereditary illnesses, including cystic fibrosis.
(158) But her son's children, although they might carry the gene, won't get asthma.
(159) Some people who get the shot do get flu anyway, he said, but gene rally they get much milder cases.
(160) Defence Minister Gene Louw emphasized that neither was linked to any illegal or criminal activities.
(161) Which is what inspired Smith and his colleagues to try to insert the gene for HbsAg into vaccinia.
(162) Gene Taylor, D-Miss., but it reflected concerns a number of lawmakers voiced Tuesday about constituent complaints.
(163) The finding of the latest gene is reported in the January issue of the journal Nature Genetics.
(164) Just before she flew to nationals, she learned that her father, Gene[sentencedict.com/gene.html], had been diagnosed with bladder cancer.
(165) The gene involved makes the dark pigment-melanin-that is responsible for skin colour.
(166) The synthesis of complex structures such as viruses often requires the synthesis and interaction of several gene products.
(167) It will take by then a matter of weeks to determine the complete DNA sequence of such a gene.
(168) Therefore, a gene is by definition the descendant of a gene that was good at getting into future generations.
(169) Discussion Overexpression and mutation of the p53 gene is now well described in large bowel cancer.
(170) A plague of uniformity is sweeping the world, numbing the taste buds and reducing the gene pool.
(171) The defective gene is a version of the tumour-suppressor p53 gene.
(172) The genes themselves don't evolve, they merely survive or fail to survive in the gene pool.
(173) The immediate task was to identify the gene or genes involved in oocyte maturation.
(174) I was able to identify specific gene factors which carry personality traits.
(175) In earlier chapters I made the assumption that there was no problem, because individual reproduction was equivalent to gene survival.
(176) Probably, the presence of a mutant gene just brings an individual one step closer to the possibility of cancer.
(177) Doctors can perform tests to see if a woman carries the breast cancer gene.
(178) In the long term, the loss of genetic diversity will reduce the gene pool available for agricultural crops.
(179) First is the possibility of inheriting a major gene for liability, but not developing the disease.
(180) Anyone who understood what Gene Kelly meant can picture him dancing in the rain.
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