genes
- 1Plural of gene.
Researchers identified several genes linked to the disorder.
Certain genes switch on only during early development.
Note
A regular plural that carries both lives of the singular. One is the theoretical unit of heredity, each fixing a trait such as hair color. The other is the physical stretch of DNA or RNA, often shaping a protein. Talk of genes for a trait leans on the first picture; genes that switch on or get sequenced belong to the second. The capitalized Gene, short for Eugene or Genevieve, is only a name.
genes is a form of gene
gene, noun: A theoretical unit of heredity that may take several values and, in principle, determines a specific trait of an organism's form, such as hair color. Full entry
- Forms
- genegenes plural
- Spelling
- gene → genes: add -s
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