How many syllables in gene?

There is 1 syllable in the word gene.

How to pronounce gene:

gene (noun):: (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.; a specific sequence of nucleotides in dna or rna that is located usually on a chromosome and that is the functional unit of inheritance controlling the transmission and expression of one or more traits by specifying the structure of a particular polypeptide and especially a protein or controlling the function of other genetic material

allele

allelomorph

chromosome

cistron

deoxyribonucleic acid

desoxyribonucleic acid

dna

dominant gene

factor

genetic marker

homeotic gene

lethal gene

linkage group

linked genes

modifier

modifier gene

mutant gene

nonallele

oncogene

operator gene

polygene

proto-oncogene

recessive gene

regulator gene

regulatory gene

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