a unit inside a cell that controls a particular quality in a living thing that has been passed on from its parents 基因 a dominant/recessive gene 显性/隐性基因 genes that code for the colour of the eyes 为眼睛的颜色编码的基因
Extra ExamplesTopics Biologyb2Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code. 基因突变是指 DNA 密码的改变。 Genes control the development of an embryo. 基因控制胚胎发育。 The gene is passed on to their children. 这种基因遗传给了他们的孩子。 We may be able to identify the genes responsible for disease resistance. 我们也许能识别出抗病基因。 people who carry the gene that causes this disease 携带这种致病基因的人
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dominant
- recessive
- abnormal
- …
- carry
- have
- pass on
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- affect something
- be responsible for something
- cause something
- …
- pool
- defect
- mutation
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- gene for
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from German Gen, from Pangen, a supposed ultimate unit of heredity (from Greek pan- ‘all’ + genos ‘race, kind, offspring’).