Phrase Hound found 54 phrases and 129 compound words that contain gene. The most common are listed below. Open gene in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 54
- gene expressionThe transcription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA and thus into a protein; it may be lesser or greater depending on many epigenetic factors.
- gene therapyAny of several therapies involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells in order to replace defective ones.
- gene poolThe complete set of unique alleles found by inspecting the genetic material of every living member of a species or population.
- gene productRNA or protein product of a gene
- gene transferTransfer of genes between organisms, either horizontally between organisms in a manner other than reproduction, or vertically from the parental generation to offspring via sexual or asexual reproduction.
- gene flowTransfer of alleles or genes from one population to another.
- gene familyA group of closely related genes that make similar gene products.
- gene productsplural of gene product, referring to the products of different genes
- gene transcriptionThe copying of DNA segments into RNA, by RNA polymerase, as the first stage of gene expression.
- gene bankA repository for genetic material
- cream geneA gene that is responsible for several pale colourations of horses
- gene driveThe process or result of causing a gene to spread rapidly through a population; especially the use of one or more molecular tools to stimulate biased inheritance of particular genes to alter entire populations of sexually reproducing …
- gene familiesplural of gene family: A group of closely related genes that make similar gene products.
- gene banksplural of gene bank: A repository for genetic material
- gene drivesplural of gene drive: The process or result of causing a gene to spread rapidly through a population; especially the use of one or more molecular tools to stimulate biased inheritance of particular genes to alter entire populations of …
- gene guna device for delivering exogenous DNA (transgenes) to cells
- gene cassetteA DNA sequence which can exist by itself in circular form, or can be integrated into an integron.
- gene splicingA technique in which fragments of DNA (often from different individuals or species) are combined to form recombinant DNA, especially as a part of genetic engineering.
- selfish geneThe gene regarded as the primary driver and beneficiary of the evolutionary process.
- suicide geneAny gene that causes a cell to kill itself through apoptosis.
- Gene AutryA town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States.
- gene trapA mutation inserted into an intron in order to identify individual genes
- marker geneA gene with a known location in a chromosome; used to track the insertion of DNA into organisms
- gene poolsplural of gene pool: The complete set of unique alleles found by inspecting the genetic material of every living member of a species or population.
- gene silencingAny mechanism or technique, either in nature or by human agency, by which the expression of a gene is either fully or almost fully prevented.
Compound words 129
- genomeThe complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.
- genetAny of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus Genetta, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail.
- genomicsThe study of the complete genome of an organism.
- homogenousHaving the same genetic structure; exhibiting homogeny.
- unigeneA cluster of genes that perform a particular function
- transgeneA gene from one species introduced into the genome of another by transgenesis.
- NeogeneOf a geologic period within the Cenozoic era, comprising the Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene and Holocene epochs from about 26 million years ago to the present.
- PaleogeneOf a geologic period within the Cenozoic era; comprises the Paleocene, Eocene and Oligocene epochs from about 65 to 23 million years ago.
- phosgenecarbonyl chloride
- genechipA microarray used in analysing genomes.