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Gene may refer to:

In biology:

• Champagne gene, gene that occurs in horses
• Creme gene, gene expressed in horses
• Dun gene, one of the dilution genes that affects both red and black pigments in a horse's coat color
• Gene, unit of heredity in living organisms
• Gene expression, the process by which a gene's DNA sequence is converted into the structures and functions of a cell
• Gene pool, the complete set of unique alleles that would be found by inspecting the genetic material of every living member of a species
• Gene regulatory network, collection of DNA segments in a cell which interact with each other and with other substances in the cell
• Gene therapy, the insertion of the genes into an individual's cells and tissues to treat a disease
• Regulation of gene expression, the cellular control of the amount and timing of appearance of the functional product of a gene
• Smart gene, artificially constructed genetic molecule composed of one or more genes encoding a protein to be expressed

In other fields:

• Gene, common first name
• Gene (band), British indie/rock quartet who rose to prominence in the mid-90s
• The Selfish Gene, very popular and somewhat controversial book on evolutionary theory by Richard Dawkins
• Gene Roddenberry, the late creator of Star Trek