1911, from German Gen, coined 1905 by Danish scientist Wilhelm Ludvig Johannsen (1857-1927), from Greek genea "generation, race," from PIE root *gene- (see genus). De Vries had earlier called them pangenes. Gene pool is attested from 1946.
实用例句
1. He found evidence of mutated forms of the gene.
他找到了该基因出现了变异形式的证据。
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2. It is far too early to make sweeping statements about gene therapy.
现在对基因疗法下结论还为时过早。
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3. The gene is only part of the causation of illness.
基因只是致病的部分原因。
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4. Now, the gene they discovered today doesn't account for all those cases.
