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How to spell gene

What it means: A segment of DNA that determines traits.

In a sentence: The scientist looked at the gene under a microscope. ▶

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as geen or gean.

Same family: genetic, genetics, genome, genotype, genealogy. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "gene" was coined in 1909 by Danish scientist Wilhelm Johannsen, from the Greek root "genos," meaning "race" or "offspring." It’s related to words like "generate" and "genesis," all connected to the idea of birth and origin.

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