Guide to the
audio glossary
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![[-- gene --]](Images/Terms/gene.gif){kind=small}
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| defined: |
The functional and physical unit of heredity passed from parent to offspring. Genes are pieces of DNA, and most genes contain the information for making a specific protein.
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| explained: |
Listen to a detailed explanation.
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, gives a casual definition of gene. |
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related terms: |
base pair, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), genome, nucleus, protein | |
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