n.
Pronunciation: ' j ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: German Gen, short for Pangen, from pan- + -gen
Date: 1911
: a specific sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that is located usually on a chromosome and that is the functional unit of inheritance controlling the transmission and expression of one or more traits by specifying the structure of a particular polypeptide and especially a protein or controlling the function of other genetic material