Español > genes: 1 sentido > nombre 1, bodySentido | (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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Sinónimos | cistrón, gene, gen |
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Categoría | biología molecular, microbiología | The branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role) |
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genética | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
Part de | cromosoma | A threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order |
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ácido deoxirribonucleico, ácido desoxirribonucleico, ADN | (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix |
Específico | alelomorfo, alelo, allelomorph | (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character |
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gen dominante | gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical |
gen supresor, supresor | A gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene) |
oncogén | A gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells |
transgén | An exogenous gene introduced into the genome of another organism |
General | secuencia, sucesión | Serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern |
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Inglés | gene, cistron, factor |
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Catalán | cistrón, gen |
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Adjetivo | genético, génico | Of or relating to or produced by or being a gene |
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genético | Of or relating to the science of genetics |