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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: geneMain Entry: gene Pronunciation: \ˈjēn\ Function: noun Etymology: German Gen, short for Pangen, from pan- + -gen Date: 1911 : a specific sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that is located usually on a chromosome and that is the functional unit of inheritance controlling the transmission and expression of one or more traits by specifying the structure of a particular polypeptide and especially a protein or controlling the function of other genetic material 
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