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VocabJLPT N2

gene

Noun

Definitions

1. gene
2. Gene

This noun refers to the biological units of heredity found in living organisms, which carry information that determines traits passed from parent to child. It is used in scientific, medical, and everyday conversations about inheritance and biology.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

If genetic therapy became affordable, would more people want it?

Sentence 2

Even so, there's a lot that genes alone can't explain.

Sentence 3

See, in the end you just want to blame it on "bad genes."

Sentence 4

I wonder how much genes actually influence personality.

Sentence 5

"We get along because our genes are similar," he said with a laugh.