gene

noun

a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain
ポリペプチド鎖を作り出すのに関係するDNA断片

it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons
エクソン間のイントロンと同様にコード化DNAに先行していて、続いている領域を含むことが可能である

it is considered a unit of heredity
それは、遺伝の単位と考えられる
- genes were formerly called factors
  遺伝子は以前、要素と呼ばれた

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