gen — meaning in English

English meaning

• gene noun A segment of DNA that carries the instructions for a particular inherited trait.
• gon noun A unit of angle measurement equal to one hundredth of a right angle, also called a gradian.

Senses

gen is used for these senses in English:

• gon (geometry) Forms the names of plane figures containing a given number of internal angles, and thus bounded by that number of line segments (polygons).
• gene (genetics) A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.

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