基因 (jīyīn) is an HSK 6 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is gene (loanword). Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.
01gene (loanword)
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基因
一些疾病的产生原因是基因缺陷。Yì xiē jí bìng de chǎn shēng yuán yīn shì jī yīn quē xiàn。
Some diseases are caused by a defective gene.
我们应该对人使用基因编辑吗？Wǒ men yīng gāi duì rén shǐ yòng jī yīn biān jí ma？