ಅರ್ಥ : (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain. It can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons. It is considered a unit of heredity.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
Genes were formerly called factors.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ :
cistron, factor