gene
noun [ C ] uk/dʒiːn/ us/dʒiːn/
C1 基因
a part of the DNA in a cell that controls the physical development, behaviour, etc. of an individual plant or animal and is passed on from its parents
The illness is believed to be caused by a defective gene. 据信，这种疾病是由基因缺陷引起的。
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- The scientists identified a defective gene.
- A particular gene is responsible for the inheritance of eye colour.
- This mutant gene is thought to cause cancer.
- It's impossible to say how much a person's behaviour is predetermined by their genes.
- Our personalities result from the complex interplay between our genes and our environment.