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.
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|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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Latest revision as of 23:40, 13 September 2013

gene (noun; Greek genos, birth, origin): 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.