How many syllables in genes?

There is 1 syllable in the word genes.

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genes (noun):: 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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