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Gene vs Bene - What's the difference?

gene | bene |

As nouns the difference between gene and bene

is that gene is embarrassment while bene is a prayer, especially to god; a petition; a boon or bene can be (sesame).

As a verb gene

is .

gene

English

(wikipedia gene)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (genetics) A unit of heredity; a segment of DNA or RNA that is transmitted from one generation to the next, and that carries genetic information such as the sequence of amino acids for a protein.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author= Karen McVeigh
    • , volume=189, issue=2, page=10, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= US rules human genes can't be patented , passage=The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.}}

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from "gene") * * * * * * * * * * * * *

    Related terms

    *

    See also

    * allele * dominant * recessive

    bene

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) bene, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (dialectal) * (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A prayer, especially to God; a petition; a boon.
    • What is good for a bootless bene ? — Wordsworth.
    Related terms
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    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (-)
  • (sesame)
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