Jisho

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いでんし 遺伝子
Common word Wanikani level 38 Play audio Links
Noun
1. gene​
Noun or verb acting prenominally, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
2. genetic​
Wikipedia definition
3. Gene​A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a polypeptide or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains. Genes hold the information to build and maintain an organism's cells and pass genetic traits to offspring, although some organelles are self-replicating and are not coded for by the organism's DNA.
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