A gene is a piece of biological information that gets copied or replicated, and the copy or replica is passed on to the new generation.

基因是一段被复制或重组的生物信息，这种复制或重组会传递给下一代。

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The reports said blond hair was caused by a recessive gene, so both sides of the family have to have it to extend the shade into the next generation.

报道中说金发是由一种隐性基因造成，因此只有在家庭中的双方都携带这种基因的情况下这种发色才能遗传给下一代。

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The pharmaceutical giant Genzyme has started a clinical trial to see whether a drug to treat macular generation could be delivered via long-lasting gene therapy rather than monthly injections.

这种新手段便是基因疗法。制药业巨头Genzyme已开始一项临床测试，用以确定一种黄斑变性治疗药物是否可以通过疗效持续时间较长的基因疗法而不是每月注射的方式给药。

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This is the first time scientists have successfully passed on a foreign gene to a future generation.

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Illumina, Applied Biosystems and Helicos Biosciences are among the other players making or developing next-generation gene sequencers.

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The work is evidence of a phenomenon called paramutation, in which orders issued by a version of a gene (an allele, in the jargon) in one generation are remembered in subsequent generations, even if the allele itself has not been inherited.

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