How many syllables in gene?

There is 1 syllable in the word gene.

Divide gene into syllables:

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

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