gene
NOUN
/dʒin/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH G
gene is a valid 4-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2E1N1E1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 =5 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15
MEANING
What does gene mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
(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.
“genes were formerly called factors”
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