Polyglot Dictionary

gène

/ʒɛn/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les gènes

Meaning

  1. gene

    • Ce gène détermine la couleur des yeux.

      This gene determines eye color.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Gen

Gen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "gene."

Spanish

gen

gen is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "gene."

Portuguese

gene

gene is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "gene."

Practice

1 What does gène mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ce ___ détermine la couleur des yeux.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gène?

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