"cene" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cenes [plural]
Etymology: Blend of control + gene. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|control|gene}} Blend of control + gene Head templates: {{en-noun}} cene (plural cenes)
  1. (genetics) A control gene. Derived forms: cenome
    Sense id: en-cene-en-noun-3-SbccA5 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Genetics, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 6 5 26 15 15 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 11 11 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 4 23 14 15 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 11 17 1 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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