gene: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 5 letter points · starts with G · ends with E
Meaning of gene
noun
A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, such as (often) the structure of a protein.
Example: A change in a gene is reflected in the protein or RNA molecule that it codes for.
Listed forms: genes.
Source: Wiktionary — gene.
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noun
(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
- cistron
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Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is gene in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of gene
G(2) + E(1) + N(1) + E(1) = 5 points.
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Anagrams of gene
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Shorter words from gene
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