Geneplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigGene: read Chapters 02, 03, 04, 05, and 06 for a definition of gene :-) product: the molecule that is produced based on information contained within a geneplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigGene: read Chapters 02, 03, 04, 05, and 06 for a definition of gene :-) and provides function to the organism. Most of the time, a geneplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigGene: read Chapters 02, 03, 04, 05, and 06 for a definition of gene :-) product is a proteinplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigProtein: a molecule that is formed by the translation of messenger RNAs (mRNAs). Functions that proteins provide are what usually give organisms their phenotypes.. Sometimes geneplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigGene: read Chapters 02, 03, 04, 05, and 06 for a definition of gene :-) products can also be an RNA molecule. In forward geneticplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigForward genetics: an approach to studying genes wherein a researcher starts with mutants with interesting phenotypes and uses mapping and cloning methods to try and identify the physical identity of the gene. Compare to reverse genetics. analysis, we can't formally tell if a geneplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigGene: read Chapters 02, 03, 04, 05, and 06 for a definition of gene :-) product is proteinplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigProtein: a molecule that is formed by the translation of messenger RNAs (mRNAs). Functions that proteins provide are what usually give organisms their phenotypes. or RNAplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigRNA sequencing (RNAseq): an experimental technique that sequences all the RNAs in a sample. It is based off of converting RNAs into cDNAs with reverse transcriptase, followed by Illumina sequencing., so sometimes to be cautious we say “gene product” instead of proteinplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigProtein: a molecule that is formed by the translation of messenger RNAs (mRNAs). Functions that proteins provide are what usually give organisms their phenotypes., even though the majority of the time a gene product is indeed a proteinplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigProtein: a molecule that is formed by the translation of messenger RNAs (mRNAs). Functions that proteins provide are what usually give organisms their phenotypes..