gene

US /dʒiːn/
UK /dʒiːn/
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基因

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.
藍眼睛的基因是隱性的。
Scientists are studying how specific genes influence disease.
科學家正在研究特定基因如何影響疾病。