Genes - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

(in informal use) a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.

Примеры использования:

Playing tennis is in my genes

noun

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

noun

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

Примеры использования:

The illness is believed to be caused by a defective gene.