(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 | (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character |
an abstract part of something | |
an independent variable in statistics | |
anything that contributes causally to a result | |
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission | |
one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer | |
any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together | |