Synonyms for gene
dʒingene

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1. gene, cistron, factornoun

   (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

   "genes were formerly called factors"

   Synonyms:
   broker, component, element, factor, divisor, cistron, ingredient, constituent, agent

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1. List of paraphrases for "gene":

   genes, genetic, gen, genetics, jin

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1. Ricardo Rodríguez-Varela:

   We suspected that there was a chronology to the northern Scandinavian gene pool, and it did indeed prove that a more recent influx of Uralic ancestry into Scandinavia define much of the northern gene pool, but if it is recent, it is comparatively so. For example, we know that this Uralic ancestry was present in northern Scandinavia as early as during the late Viking period.

2. Richard Isaacson:

   The study is even more impactful in that patients had a gene that would definitely cause dementia, but they were still able to impact cognitive decline by over 55 %, it was a remarkable effect to see so early on.

3. Gene Dodaro:

   Under the law, which was passed in 1974... the President can propose to Congress to rescind the money. The only way that would hold is if Congress says, yes, we agree. And Congress has 45 days to respond, what this opinion says is if Comptroller General Gene Dodaro try to withhold the money, and don't give Congress the 45 days, and the money expires toward the end of the year, that's not a proper rescission.

4. Milton Waner:

   It’s clearly a genetic abnormality, but the abnormal gene was not throughout his entire body— only in a certain region of the face.

5. Connie Yates:

   There's 18 children currently on the medication, they all have mitochondrial syndrome as well as Charlie. Theirs is caused by a slightly different gene. They're all getting stronger.