0 a part of the DNA in a cell that controls the physical development, behaviour, etc. of an individual plant or animal and is passed on from its parents:
1 a specific chemical pattern on a chromosome (= cell structure) that is received from the parents and controls the development of particular characteristics in an animal or plant
The scientists identified a defective gene.
A particular gene is responsible for the inheritance of eye colour.
It's impossible to say how much a person's behaviour is predetermined by their genes.
Our personalities result from the complex interplay between our genes and our environment.
For genes that are evolutionarily more conserved, the use of the rice genome seems to be more promising.
Identification and characterization of a new blast resistance gene located on rice chromosome 1 through linkage and differential analysis.
Such cross-time effects are of interest regardless of the initial roles of genes or early experiences.
