noun
- a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and determines some characteristic of the offspring
Usage: biology
Examples
- Scientists discovered a gene responsible for eye color.
- The disease is caused by a defective gene.
- She inherited the gene for curly hair from her mother.
- Researchers are studying genes that affect height.
- The gene therapy treatment shows promising results.
- Mutations in this gene can lead to cancer.
- Each parent contributes one copy of every gene to their child.