gene

US /dʒiːn/
UK /dʒiːn/
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ген

a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.

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The gene for blue eyes is recessive.
Ген голубых глаз рецессивен.
Scientists are studying how specific genes influence disease.
Ученые изучают, как определенные гены влияют на болезни.