Difference between revisions of "gene"
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|etymology=Greek <i>genos</i>, birth, origin | |etymology=Greek <i>genos</i>, birth, origin | ||
| − | |definition=A hereditary determiner; the unit of inheritance, carried in a chromosome that is transmitted from one generation to another in the gametes and that controls the development of characters in the new individual; the factor. | + | |definition=A [[hereditary]] determiner; the unit of [[inheritance]], carried in a [[chromosome]] that is transmitted from one [[generation]] to another in the gametes and that controls the [[development]] of characters in the new individual; the [[factor]]. |
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