GENE
Scrabble letter values: G2E1N1E1 = 5
Definition
- noun (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain. — synonyms: cistron, factor
Examples
- “it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons”
- “it is considered a unit of heredity”
- “genes were formerly called factors”