el
masculine
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Translation
gene
Word origin
From German Gen, coined in 1909 by Wilhelm Johannsen and shortened from Pangen, ultimately from Greek genos ('birth, kind'). English 'gene' has the same source.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- genos
- English cognates
- gene, genetics
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralgenes
Examples
científicos identificaron .
The scientists identified the gene responsible for the disease.
.
This gene determines the colour of the eyes.
hereditaria.
Each gene holds a part of our hereditary information.
influir muchos rasgos.
A single gene can influence many traits.
Heredó .
She inherited the music gene from her grandmother.
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