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gene meaning in Sinhala

ජාන jāna

/d͡ʒiːn/

gene in Sinhala: ජාන (jāna). In English, gene means a theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.

Sinhala words for gene

unit of heredity
ජාන jāna

English meaning of gene

  1. noun A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
  2. noun A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, such as (often) the structure of a protein.

Full definition of gene

gene in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: cistron (often synonymous)
  • A change in a gene is reflected in the protein or RNA molecule that it codes for.

Synonyms of gene

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Questions about gene in Sinhala

What is the meaning of gene in Sinhala?
Gene in Sinhala is ජාන (jāna).
gene යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Gene: ජාන (jāna).
What does gene mean in English?
Gene means a theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.

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