gene meaning in Tamil
மரபணு marapaṇu
/d͡ʒiːn/
gene in Tamil: மரபணு (marapaṇu), பரம்பரை அலகு (paramparai alaku). 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.
Tamil words for gene
- unit of heredity
- மரபணு marapaṇu, பரம்பரை அலகு paramparai alaku
English meaning of gene
- 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.
- 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.
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
gene in other languages
Questions about gene in Tamil
- What is the meaning of gene in Tamil?
- Gene in Tamil is மரபணு (marapaṇu), பரம்பரை அலகு (paramparai alaku).
- gene என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Gene: மரபணு (marapaṇu), பரம்பரை அலகு (paramparai alaku).
- 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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