gene
/ʤin/
(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
中文释义：基因
Scientists have identified the gene responsible for the disease.
科学家已经确定了导致这种疾病的基因。
The child inherited the gene for blue eyes from his mother.
这个孩子从母亲那里继承了蓝眼睛的基因。