gene

英 [dʒiːn]

美 [dʒiːn]

n.  基因

复数：genes　

CET4考研IELTSGRETEM8化学

Collins.3 / BNC.2150 / COCA.2287

习惯用语

n.

be in the genes
• 基因使然；是遗传的
  to be a quality that your parents have passed on to you
• I've always enjoyed music─it's in the genes.
  我向来喜欢音乐，这是拜父母所赐。

牛津词典

noun

• 基因
  a unit inside a cell which controls a particular quality in a living thing that has been passed on from its parents
  1. a dominant/recessive gene
     显性 / 隐性基因
  2. genes that code for the colour of the eyes
     为眼睛的颜色编码的基因

柯林斯词典

• 基因
  Ageneis the part of a cell in a living thing which controls its physical characteristics, growth, and development.

英英释义

noun

• (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain
  1. genes were formerly called factors
  Synonym:cistronfactor

双语例句

• By using the complementation test an unknown mutant can be rapidly assigned to a particular gene.
  采用互补测验可迅速地将某一未知突变型归属于某一特定基因。
• If the gene is present, a human embryo will go on to develop as a male.
  如果这种基因存在，人类胚胎就会发育为男性。
• Now, the gene they discovered today doesn't account for all those cases.
  不过，他们现在发现的基因无法解释所有的病例。
• A 2010 study found gene sequences in the skin of cuttlefish similar to those in the eye's retina.
  2010年的一项研究在乌贼的皮肤中发现了类似眼睛视网膜的基因序列。
• But Mars had no effect on the GUS gene expression levels in transient expression.
  但在瞬时表达中，mars对gus基因的表达没有影响。
• As a lawyer, I would deprecate any sort of legal control on gene therapy at this stage.
  作为律师，我会反对在现阶段对基因疗法进行任何形式的法律管制。
• Proper levels of gene expression are essential for normal cell function.
  恰当的基因表达对与细胞的正常功能是至关重要的。
• He found evidence of mutated forms of the gene.
  他找到了该基因出现了变异形式的证据。
• Girls in an affected family can also be tested to see if they carry the defective gene.
  染病家庭的女孩们也可以检查一下，看看是否携带这种缺陷基因。
• But to simplify their research, the Duke researchers chose to study the gene's effects in zebrafish.
  但为了简化他们的研究，杜克大学研究人员研究这种基因在斑马鱼身上的影响。