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gene

/dส’iหn/
B1 ยท Intermediateโ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†โ˜†
noun

Simple Meaning

a small part inside your body that carries information about things like your eye color or height from your parents.

When to Use

๐Ÿ“šAcademic Writing๐Ÿ“ฐNews & Media๐Ÿ“Exam Vocabulary
Intermediate โ€” can handle common situations

Examples in Conversation

โ€œScientists found a gene linked to blue eyes.โ€

โ€œDo you think our genes decide how long we live?โ€

โ–ถFull Definition

A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.

Related Words

Synonyms:
DNAheredity
Word Family:
geneticgeneticsgenetically