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جِين
gene /ˈdʒiːn/
nounA2#856 most common
Also: genetic unit, hereditary factor
Example sentences
هٰذَا جِين.
This is a gene.
كُلُّ خَلِيَّةٍ تَحْمِلُ جِيناتٍ كَثِيرَةً.
Every cell carries many genes.
اكْتَشَفَ العُلَماءُ جِيناً جَدِيداً.
The scientists discovered a new gene.
يُحَدِّدُ هٰذَا الجِينُ لَوْنَ العَيْنَيْنِ.
This gene determines eye color.
قَدْ يُؤَدِّي خَلَلٌ فِي جِينٍ واحِدٍ إِلَىٰ مَرَضٍ وِراثِيٍّ خَطِيرٍ.
A defect in a single gene can lead to a serious hereditary disease.
يَدْرُسُ الباحِثُونَ كَيْفَ يَتَفاعَلُ الجِينُ مَعَ البِيئَةِ لِتَحْدِيدِ سِماتِ الكائِنِ الحَيِّ.
Researchers study how the gene interacts with the environment to determine the organism's traits.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جِينٌ | جِيناتٌ |
| Genitive | جِينٍ | جِيناتٍ |
| Accusative | جِيناً | جِيناتٍ |
| Vocative | يا جِينُ | يا جِيناتُ |
Word family
جِيناتgenes
جِينِيّgenetic
جِينُومgenome
مُوَرِّثةgene (native Arabic synonym)
Etymology
جِين is a twentieth-century loanword. Arabic took it from European languages, where the word "gene" was coined from Greek "genos", meaning birth or origin. The term entered Arabic through modern biology and genetics. A native rival, مُوَرِّثة, was also proposed but is less common.
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