gene
noun /dʒiːn/
/dʒiːn/
(biology- 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
Wordfinder- biology
- biotechnology
- breed
- cell
- chromosome
- DNA
- gene
- mutation
- organism
- protein
Topics Biologyb2- Gene 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
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dominant
- recessive
- abnormal
- …
- carry
- have
- pass on
- …
- affect something
- be responsible for something
- cause something
- …
- pool
- defect
- mutation
- …
- gene for
词源early 20th cent.: from German Gen, from Pangen, a supposed ultimate unit of heredity (from Greek pan- ‘all’ + genos ‘race, kind, offspring’). - a dominant/recessive gene
Idioms
be in the genes
- to be a quality that your parents have passed on to you
基因使然;是遗传的 - I've always enjoyed music—it's in the genes.
我向来喜欢音乐,这是遗传的。
- I've always enjoyed music—it's in the genes.