The word gene is derived (via pangene) from the Ancient Greek word γένος (génos) meaning "race, offspring". Gene was coined in 1909 by Danish botanist Wilhelm Johannsen to describe the fundamental physical and functional unit of heredity, while the related word genetics was first used by William Bateson in 1905.
"పదం" "జన్యువు" "ఏ పురాతన గ్రీకు పదం నుండి వచ్చింది?"
γένος (génos)