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a gene for [trait]
Scientists identified a gene for eye color.
科学家识别出一种决定眼睛颜色的基因。
基因；遗传因子
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基因；遗传因子
a segment of DNA that acts as a unit of heredity and is involved in producing a polypeptide chain
Scientists identified a gene for eye color.
科学家识别出一种决定眼睛颜色的基因。
生物遗传的理论单位,可能有多种取值,并(原则上)预定生物体形态(表型)的精确特征,如头发颜色
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.
细胞或生物体基因组中的DNA或RNA片段,可能有多种形式,从而参数化现象,如(通常)蛋白质结构
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.
The color of your eyes is determined by your genes.
你眼睛的颜色是由你的基因决定的。
Scientists have identified the gene that causes this rare disease.
科学家已经找到了导致这种罕见疾病的基因。
She inherited a gene for curly hair from her father.
她从父亲那里遗传了一个卷发的基因。
Scientists identified a gene for eye color.
科学家识别出一种决定眼睛颜色的基因。
Some people carry a gene that increases the risk of cancer.
一些人携带一种增加癌症风险的基因。
常用搭配，指基因的突变。
A gene mutation can cause disease.
基因突变可能导致疾病。
Not this
I studied the jean's function.
Use this
I studied the gene's function.
混淆了'gene'与'jeans'的拼写。'gene'中的e发/iː/，而'jeans'中的ea发/eɪ/，且字形不同。
Not this
The gene are responsible for eye color.
Use this
The genes are responsible for eye color.
基因是可数名词，当指多个基因时需用复数形式'genes'，同时谓语动词也应用复数'are'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
基因表达
The researchers studied gene expression in cancer cells.
研究人员研究了癌细胞中的基因表达。
基因治疗
Gene therapy offers hope for treating genetic disorders.
基因治疗为治疗遗传性疾病带来了希望。
基因突变
A gene mutation can cause a disease.
基因突变可能导致疾病。
基因库
The population has a diverse gene pool.
该种群具有多样化的基因库。
基因序列
Scientists mapped the entire gene sequence.
科学家绘制了整个基因序列。
显性基因
Brown eyes are determined by a dominant gene.
棕色眼睛由显性基因决定。
在基因里；天生就有的
His talent for music is in his genes.
他的音乐天赋是天生的。
基因库
The endangered species has a very limited gene pool.
这种濒危物种的基因库非常有限。
基因治疗
Gene therapy offers hope for treating inherited diseases.
基因治疗为治疗遗传病带来了希望。
没有基因能决定人类的精神。
In GATTACA, Jerome says, 'There is no gene for the human spirit.'
在电影《千钧一发》中，杰罗姆说：‘没有基因能决定人类的精神。’
我们是生存机器——被盲目编程来保存称为基因的自私分子的机器人车辆。
Richard Dawkins' book The Selfish Gene opens with this line.
理查德·道金斯的《自私的基因》就以这句话开头。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
gene发音似'基因'的'基'，基因是生命的基础。
通常用于学术或科学语境，比较正式。
Words with the same /iːn/ ending rhyme with 'gene'. Beware of lookalikes like 'genie' (/ˈdʒiːni/) and 'genus' (/ˈdʒiːnəs/) which have different vowel or syllable counts.
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