Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A form of -gen in some words from or made after the French model, as in
amphigene .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A
diminutive ofEugene , also used as a formal malegiven name . - proper noun archaic (Can we
verify (+) this sense?)Genoa . - proper noun archaic (Can we
verify (+) this sense?)jean ,denim cloth colored withGenovese blue dye.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
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Examples
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GENE (ph) (Audience Member): Yes, Gene is my name, and I'd like to find out, if this oil turns out to be from the Deepwater Horizon, how is that going to complicate things?
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GENE (ph) (Audience Member): Yes, Gene is my name, and I'd like to find out, if this oil turns out to be from the Deepwater Horizon, how is that going to complicate things?
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GENE (ph) (Audience Member): Yes, Gene is my name, and I'd like to find out, if this oil turns out to be from the Deepwater Horizon, how is that going to complicate things?
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GENE (ph) (Audience Member): Yes, Gene is my name, and I'd like to find out, if this oil turns out to be from the Deepwater Horizon, how is that going to complicate things?
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GENE (ph) (Audience Member): Yes, Gene is my name, and I'd like to find out, if this oil turns out to be from the Deepwater Horizon, how is that going to complicate things?
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GENE (ph) (Audience Member): Yes, Gene is my name, and I'd like to find out, if this oil turns out to be from the Deepwater Horizon, how is that going to complicate things?
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For example, when I sit down with Gene, I check to see if anything is on my @Gene list - those help build my part of the agenda.
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For example, when I sit down with Gene, I check to see if anything is on my @Gene list - those help build my part of the agenda.
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For example, when I sit down with Gene, I check to see if anything is on my @Gene list - those help build my part of the agenda.
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For example, when I sit down with Gene, I check to see if anything is on my @Gene list - those help build my part of the agenda.
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