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gene
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noun
Usage:
90%
hereditary unit
Translation: hereditary unit
Pronunciation: /dʒiːn/
Meaning: A unit of heredity that carries information from parents to offspring in living organisms.

A gene is a small part inside living things. It carries information that parents give to their children to make them similar. Genes work inside cells.

The gene controls eye color in humans.

Genes help decide many body traits.

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B2
noun
Usage:
70%
DNA segment
Translation: DNA segment
Pronunciation: /dʒiːn/
Meaning: A section of DNA or RNA that codes for a specific protein or function in living organisms or viruses.

In science, a gene means a piece of DNA or RNA. It gives instructions to cells to make proteins or other important things. Genes are very small parts of living things.

Scientists study genes to find diseases.

This gene makes a special protein.

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B1
noun
Usage:
50%
trait
Translation: trait
Pronunciation: /dʒiːn/
Meaning: An inherited characteristic or quality passed from parents to children.

Sometimes, people say gene to mean a physical or personal feature they get from family. It is how parents pass traits like hair color or height to children.

Brown eyes are a gene in this family.

Tall height can be a gene too.

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B2
noun
Usage:
60%
essence
Translation: essence
Pronunciation: /dʒiːn/
Meaning: Informal: An essential part of something or a special quality that is passed on.

People often say a quality is 'in your genes' to mean it is a natural part of you. This is a way to talk about personality or habits as if they come from family biology.

Kindness is in her genes.

Hard work is part of his genes.

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C1
noun
Usage:
10%
brand name
Translation: brand name
Pronunciation: /dʒiːn/
Meaning: A name of a software or technology system (rare/family or brand name use).

Gene can sometimes be a name for a product, system, or brand. This use is less common and usually comes from company names or software titles.

Gene is the name of the new app.

They bought Gene for their software needs.

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